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Place of origin names where a literary form was first developed. Wikipedia notes the sonnet was "originating in 13th-century Sicily," centuries before it reached England through poets such as Wyatt and Shakespeare. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own lasting literary forms.

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1606 1
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1. Villanelle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationVillanelle, lead section, 1606 fixed-form origin sentence
Quote, Villanelle, lead section, 1606 fixed-form origin sentence
This fixed quality would only come much later, from the poem "Villanelle (J'ay perdu ma Tourterelle)" (1606) by Jean Passerat.
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