Francesco Petrarch was born in Arezzo 20 July, 1304 and died in Arquá 19 July, 1374. Writer, poet and humanist he played a very important role in the development of Italian poetry. Son of a Florentine notary exiled for political motives, at a very young age Petrarch had to move from place to place. They first moved from city to city in Tuscany and then to Avignon, France. At the same time, from 1309 to 1377, the Papacy was in Avignon. Living in the suburbs of this French city, Petrarch was first indifferent but then this indifference turned to hate towards the place and the type of life that was constricted by the political power of the Pope. Even with Petrarch sentiments about Avignon, because it was a place of political and cultural exchange
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Because of his love for Cicero and Vigilio he learned to write in Italian. In 1320 his father sent him to Bologna to study civil law. In April of 1327 he encountered Laura in a church in Avignon. He soon fell in love with her. After she didn’t reciprocate his love, this entire experience inspired his work Il Canzoniere. Later on in September of 1340 he would be recognized for his work by receiving an invite from Rome to the poetic in coronation. In 1330 he was hired as a Chaplain by the family of Cardinal Giovanni Colonna. Here Petrarch enjoyed freedom, and spent this years dedicated to his studies. During this period he also had two kids – Giovanni and Francesca- whom he recognized later …show more content…
Saddened by the Venetians indifference, after some short trips he accepted Francesco da Carrara’s invitation to live in Padova. He then moved to Arqua in 1370 and died in July of that month.
Petrarch’s work ranges from letters to Cicero and Virgil, scholarly works, essays to poetry. He is most commonly recognized for the Canzoniere and Trionfi. Pertrach is one of the earlier humanists, and he is also considered the “Father of Humanism”. The presence of Petrarch in the culture of literature is key in two major aspects. The first point is his role as a figure and of his work in the culture, but more generally speaking in the first decades when the poet, with other authors, became part of a new cult. The second point is the influence that Petrarch’s work had on Italian poetry.
One of the key periods to times when Petrarch received praise was after the Italian unifications. During this period of time he received different praise for reasons different from those that had fed the admiration for the poet centuries
Because of his love for Cicero and Vigilio he learned to write in Italian. In 1320 his father sent him to Bologna to study civil law. In April of 1327 he encountered Laura in a church in Avignon. He soon fell in love with her. After she didn’t reciprocate his love, this entire experience inspired his work Il Canzoniere. Later on in September of 1340 he would be recognized for his work by receiving an invite from Rome to the poetic in coronation. In 1330 he was hired as a Chaplain by the family of Cardinal Giovanni Colonna. Here Petrarch enjoyed freedom, and spent this years dedicated to his studies. During this period he also had two kids – Giovanni and Francesca- whom he recognized later …show more content…
Saddened by the Venetians indifference, after some short trips he accepted Francesco da Carrara’s invitation to live in Padova. He then moved to Arqua in 1370 and died in July of that month.
Petrarch’s work ranges from letters to Cicero and Virgil, scholarly works, essays to poetry. He is most commonly recognized for the Canzoniere and Trionfi. Pertrach is one of the earlier humanists, and he is also considered the “Father of Humanism”. The presence of Petrarch in the culture of literature is key in two major aspects. The first point is his role as a figure and of his work in the culture, but more generally speaking in the first decades when the poet, with other authors, became part of a new cult. The second point is the influence that Petrarch’s work had on Italian poetry.
One of the key periods to times when Petrarch received praise was after the Italian unifications. During this period of time he received different praise for reasons different from those that had fed the admiration for the poet centuries