(1304–74), Italian poet; Italian name Francesco Petrarca. His reputation is chiefly based on the Canzoniere (c.1351–3), a sonnet sequence in praise of a woman he calls Laura.
(1304–74), Italian poet; Italian name Francesco Petrarca. His reputation is chiefly based on the Canzoniere (c.1351–53), a sonnet sequence in praise of a woman he calls Laura. He was also an important figure in the rediscovery of Greek and Latin literature.