Petrarch's Songbook by Francesco Petrarca
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
"Petrarch's Songbook" is a collection of 366 poems by the Italian scholar, poet, and humanist. The book is divided into two parts, the first part comprising of love sonnets dedicated to his muse Laura, whom he met in Avignon in 1327, and the second part contains poems written after Laura's death. The poems are notable for their personal and emotional intensity, reflecting the poet's innermost thoughts and feelings. They also represent a significant contribution to the development of the Italian sonnet form and have had a profound influence on European poetry.
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- Published
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- Nationality
- Italian
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 445
- Original Language
- Italian
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- Alternate Titles
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- Canzoniere
- Francesco Petrarca Il Canzoniere
- Il Canzoniere
- Lyric Poems
- Rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta
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