HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Avignon Papacy, Guelphs And Ghibellines, Petrarch
13 Nov 2020
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Francesco petrarca was born in arrezzo in 1304. In a town southeast of florence he was born. This was a part of the extended papal bureaucracy. Petrarch"s early years and education were shaped by the french setting. He was sent to the university of montpelier. Most of the region was under the hre, not the king of france. Petrarch went to the university of bologna as well. He was more attracted to hedonism, partying, and classics. A noble family that supplied many popes: petrarch and the papacy. He soon made inroads with the avignon papacy. A line of funding granted to certain clergy. He was free to pursue his intellectual interests. His two classical inspirations were cicero and augustine. He still preferred classical tongues: petrarch"s works. His most monumental was his latin poem, africa. Scipio was a hero of the roman republic. He was a classical figure worthy of rebirth and renewal.
