... in Italy and then patronage during the Italian Renaissance. The father of humanism, Francesco Petrarch, helped spread humanism. Petrarch admired the writing of the Roman philosopher Cicero . He had a love for language. He studied forgotten classical manuscripts and reintroduced the ideas of ancient writers . He believed these writings could provide models for human excellence. Petrarch believed that education could serve the public good. He felt a person could learn ... was known about it. For years after, people still went to Florence to learn about the Greeks, especially the teachings...

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... , Cicero. Petrarch was referring back to the classics, the early humanists, and he was learning from them. After Petrarch studied the humanists before him, he began to write great sonnets and he was known to be the "father of humanism". Petrarch wrote lyric poetry dealing with individuals; he wanted to share knowledge for the public good. This was certainly a newer way of life. He started a library of the classics ... lived in Florence with Petrarch and Dante in 1350. He was a life long friend of Petrarch. He also wrote a bibliography on Dante. Boccaccio wrote a story named "The Decamero...

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