Renaissance or Prenaissance, Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 4, No. 1. (Jan. 1943), pp. 69–74; Theodor Ernst Mommsen, "Petrarch's Conception of the 'Dark Ages'" Speculum17.2 (April 1942: 226–242); JSTOR link to a collection of several letters in the same issue.
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"Petrarca, Francesco". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani82. (2015). Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
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This designation appears, for instance, in a recent reviewபரணிடப்பட்டது 2012-10-25 at the வந்தவழி இயந்திரம் of Carol Quillen's Rereading the Renaissance.
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This designation appears, for instance, in a recent reviewபரணிடப்பட்டது 2012-10-25 at the வந்தவழி இயந்திரம் of Carol Quillen's Rereading the Renaissance.
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In the Prose della volgar lingua, Bembo proposes Petrarch and Boccaccio as models of Italian style, while expressing reservations about emulating Dante's usage.