Work
Canzoniere
Also Known As Rerum vulgarium fragmenta · Rime Sparse
Poetry
A collection of 366 poems written in Italian by Petrarch, the vast majority in sonnet form, addressed largely to and about Laura, composed over some four decades. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Composed, From (Year)The individual poems were composed over roughly forty years, from shortly after 1327 to around 1368; Petrarch continued transcribing and ordering the sequence until his death in 1374. Composed, To (Year) Classification
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the transcription and ordering of the sequence itself went on until 1374, the year of the poet's death
Original language statement
A collection of 366 poems written in Italian by Petrarch, the vast majority in sonnet form, addressed largely to and about Laura, composed over some four decades.
- Authored By: Petrarch
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