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Book - Book of Poetry, Thomas Campbell, The Sonnets Triumphs and Other Poems of Petrarch, 1873
... art form. Without Petrarch, we would not have William Shakespeare’s sonnets, nor the love poetry of Edmund Spenser or Sir Philip Sidney.
Shakespeare actually spent a good deal of time parodying ...
This volume compiles the core poetic works of Petrarch. It is anchored by his Canzoniere (Songbook), which features his famous sonnets and poems dedicated to his unrequited muse, Laura. It also includes his Triumphs (Trionfi), an allegorical series of poems exploring human life, love, death, and time. Collectively, these works shaped the course of Renaissance literature and popularized the "Petrarchan sonnet" structure across Europe.
The Sonnets Triumphs and Other Poems of Petrarch
Author: Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)
Publisher: Bell & Daldy
Date: 1873
Olive hardcover with a brown spine and lettering in gold. The spine has a label with an inscription.
Further Information: First completely Translated into English Verse by various hands, with a life of the poet by Thomas CampbellfictionThis volume compiles the core poetic works of Petrarch. It is anchored by his Canzoniere (Songbook), which features his famous sonnets and poems dedicated to his unrequited muse, Laura. It also includes his Triumphs (Trionfi), an allegorical series of poems exploring human life, love, death, and time. Collectively, these works shaped the course of Renaissance literature and popularized the "Petrarchan sonnet" structure across Europe.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the sonnets triumphs and other poems of petrarch, petrarch, thomas campbell