Sonnets And Odes

Sonnets and Odes

by Francesco Petrarca

This is a collection of 70 sonnets and 10 odes by 14th-century Italian scholar and poet Francesco Petrarca. The poems are written in Italian and accompanied by an English translation. Petrarca is known for his mastery of the sonnet form and his exploration of themes such as love, beauty, and the human condition.

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Francesco Petrarca was an Italian poet, scholar, and humanist who is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Renaissance. He was born in Arezzo, Italy, in 1304, and died in Arqua Petrarca,...

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