Petrarch

Petrarch BY: Connor Fraser

Born on July 20, 1304.- Born in Italy Died on July 18, 1374

Birth and Death Dates

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Petrarch was born in Arezzo Italy. When he was older he moved from Italy to Avignon France.

Family and Location

In his earlier years he studied law. His passion was literature of ancient Greece

and Rome. He believed that humanity could once move

and reach the heights of past accomplishments.

Education and Beliefs

Petrarch wrote poems, sonnets, letters, and more.

Created Petrarchanism and it is the attitude in love poetry where the object desires.

Major Works

One of his works

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/buildsrchxc.asp?WC=N&SS=Y&CN=MS%20706

Petrarch wrote about a women called Laura. She was a women that he had fallen in love with after seeing he in an Avignon church.

interests

Laura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Petrarca01.jpg

He believed that humanity could once move and reach the heights of past accomplishments.

He wrote love poems and sonnets. He wrote more about his emotions

Impact of Renaissance

Church that Petrarch met Laura

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"Petrarch Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014

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Petrarch

Documents

Transcript of Petrarch