Physical description

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 Campbell

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 851 PET
Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library.

Summary

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.