Episode 19: Rinascita

The Italian poet Petrarch is the paradigm of Renaissance humanism.  He espoused the revival of classical learning and the study of Roman literature as a way to morally improve humanity.  He criticized his scholastic contemporaries as being trivial and contentious.  He admired and sought to imitate the eloquence of Cicero, the great orator of the late Roman Republic.  In this episode, I review Petrarch's influence on the development of Renaissance culture that would spread throughout Europe.

Resources:
Renaissance Humanism by Donald Kelly
Petrarch : Poet and Humanist by Kenelm Foster
The Complete Canzoniere - Petrarch. A translation into English by A. S. Kline

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Intro Music: Hayden Symphony #39
Outro Music: Vivaldi Concerto for Mandolin and Strings in D