Francesco Petrarca, commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar and poet, often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and founding Renaissance humanism, as well as developing the concept of the Dark Ages. His sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca.
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)- Zephyr returns / Zephiro torna, e ‘l bel tempo rimena
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) – Erano i capei d’oro a l’aura sparsi / Upon the breeze she spread her golden hair
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) – Lassare il velo o per sole o per ombra / Lady, I have never seen you
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)- Non al suo amante piú Diana piacque / Diana was never more pleasing
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)- Alone and thoughtful / Solo et pensoso
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) – Passa la nave mia colma d’oblio / My ship, full of oblivion
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