ITA332H1 Lecture 8: ITA332 - Week 8 Francesco Petrarca
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Born in arezzo on july 20, 1304. Died in arqua on july 19, 1374. During the time, florence had 2 political factions: guelph (supported the papacy) and the. Ghibellines (supported the emperor: the biggest question during the time, was had the final say on temporal matters. His father wanted him to be a notary like him. The papacy moved from florence to avignon for over 100 years (most of the 14th century: returned to rome in 1417. Petrarca and his family lived in avignon during the time when the papacy was there. April 6, 1327, petrarca met laura during his second stay in avignon: we know nothing of laura, she could be real or fake (e. g. , maybe she"s just an ideal woman for him(cid:524) Secretum (1342-43: converses with st. augustine (in this work, he speaks of himself; his inner turmoil; his desires for good; how he finds it difficult to keep to the righteous path, etc.
