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| - | {{Template}}'''Francesco Petrarca''' (Petrarcha) ([[July 20]], [[1304]] – [[July 19]], [[1374]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] scholar, [[poet]], and early [[Renaissance Humanism|Renaissance humanist]]. Petrarch is often popularly called the "father of humanism". Based on Petrarch's works, and to a lesser extent that of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] and [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccaccio]], [[Pietro Bembo]] in the 16th century created the model for modern [[Italian language|Italian]], later endorsed by the [[Accademia della Crusca]]. Petrarch is credited for perfecting the [[sonnet]], making it one of the most popular art forms to date. | + | {{Template}}'''Francesco Petrarca''' (Petrarcha) ([[July 20]], [[1304]] – [[July 19]], [[1374]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] scholar, [[poet]], and early [[Renaissance literature|Renaissance author]]. Petrarch is often popularly called the "father of humanism". Based on Petrarch's works, and to a lesser extent that of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] and [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccaccio]], [[Pietro Bembo]] in the 16th century created the model for modern [[Italian language|Italian]], later endorsed by the [[Accademia della Crusca]]. Petrarch is credited for perfecting the [[sonnet]], making it one of the most popular art forms to date. |
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