Francesco Petrarca, one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive ancient Roman language and literature. Petrarch's four "Invectives", written in Latin, were inspired by the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero. "The Invectives" are dir[...]

The "Canzoniere", a sequence of sonnets and other verse forms, were written over a period of about 40 years. They describe Petrarch's intense love for Laura, whom he first met in Avignon in 1327, and her effect on him after she died in 1348. The collection is an examination of the poet's growing spi[...]

Lidt spredte rim på folkets eget sprog, kaldte Petrarca selv sine verdensberømte sonetter, canzoner, sestiner, ballader og madrigaler. Det er en slags lyrisk protokol over digterens liv og trængsler fra den langfredag morgen i 1327 han ser to blå øjne i Sankte Claras kirke i Avignon o[...]

Renessanssin suurimpiin runoilijoihin kuuluneen Francesco Petrarcan (1304-1374) Salaisuuteni on syvällinen tutkielma syyllisyydestä, häpeästä, itsepetoksesta ja henkisestä kilvoittelusta. Teos on "humanismin isänä" tunnetun Petrarcan kuvitteellinen vuoropuhelu pyhän Augustinuksen kanssa Tot[...]