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Also Known As Francesco Petrarca
Born July 20, 1304 • Arezzo • Italy
Died July 18, 1374 or July 19, 1374 • Padua • Italy
Notable Works “Canzoniere” • “De sui ipsius et multorum ignorantia” • “Epistolae metricae” • “Petrarch’s Secret” • “Rime in morte di Laura” • “Rime in vita di Laura” • “Triumphs”
Role In Renaissance

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
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