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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/

Facts
Composed, From (Year)
from 1327 1
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)
to 1374 1
Classification
Original Language
Italian 1
Connections

Authored By

Petrarch, Authors
Source Wikipedia: Il Canzoniere

In Genre

Lyric Poetry, Genres
Source Wikipedia: Il Canzoniere
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Il Canzoniere
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  • Lead section
    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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