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Petrarchan

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Pe·trarch  (pträrk, pträrk) or Pe·trar·ca (p-trärkä), Francesco 1304-1374.
Italian poet, scholar, and humanist who is famous for Canzoniere, a collection of love lyrics.
Pe·trarchan (p-trärkn) adj.
Petrarchan [pəˈtrɑːkən]
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of or relating to Petrarch (Italian name Francesco Petrarca), the Italian lyric poet and scholar (1304-74)
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Petrarchan [peˈtrɑːkən] ADJ → petrarquista
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Yet heavier far than your Petrarchan stuff- Owl-downy nonsense that the faintest puff Twirls into trunk-paper the while you con it.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Wyatt, it should be observed, generally departs from the Petrarchan rime-scheme, on the whole unfortunately, by substituting a third quatrain for the first four lines of the sestet.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
 
 
 
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