![]() My reason was that, although the dignity of the law, which is doubtless very great, and especially the numerous references it contains to Roman antiquity, did not fail to delight me, I felt it to be habitually degraded by those who practise it. ![]() I gave up the subject altogether, however, so soon as it was no longer necessary to consult the wishes of my parents. I heard the whole body of the civil law, and would, as many thought, have distinguished myself later, had I but continued my studies. Presentation on theme: "Francesco Petrarch, the Humanities, and the Sonnet"- Presentation transcript:ġ Francesco Petrarch, the Humanities, and the SonnetĪ little Song Francesco Petrarch, the Humanities, and the SonnetĢ Petrarch Biography Laura Humanism The SonnetĤ Petrarch Family was from Florence Exiled due to political conflictīorn in Arezzo Returned to Florence Childhood in Avignon “where the Roman Pontiff holds and has long held the Church of Christ in shameful exile.” – “To Posterity” page 65ĥ Petrarch I then set out for Montpellier to study law, and spent four years there, then three at Bologna. ![]()
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