1. Petrarch: The Father of The Re
Although he assimilated the French culture and language, he would never forget his roots. This, later in life, would dominate his writing in which his sonnets, written in vernacular Italian, would help define Italian as an accepted language. ... Petrarch was the first to undertake the collection of ancient texts and traveled all over Italy, Germany, and France to search through monastic and cathedral libraries. ...
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- Grade Level: High School