Project Gutenberg 2015-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 1425 Petrarca, Francesco 1304 1374 Petrarch Petrarca, Franciscus Petrarch, Francesco Petrarcha, Franciscus Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823 1911 Higginson, T. W. (Thomas Wentworth) Fifteen sonnets of Petrarch Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Canzoniere Produced by Carlo Traverso, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net, in celebration of Distributed Proofreaders' 15th Anniversary, using images generously made available by The Internet Archive. "Fifteen sonnets of Petrarch" by Francesco Petrarca is a collection of poetry that showcases the timeless beauty of love, nature, and loss, written during the 14th century, a period of the early Renaissance. This compilation offers a glimpse into Petrarch's emotions and thoughts, particularly focused on his affection for Laura, a muse whose memory deeply inspires his work. Through his exquisite sonnets, Petrarch explores themes of longing, beauty, and the transient nature of life, laying the groundwork for modern lyrical poetry. The content of this book features a selection of Petrarch's reflective sonnets that encapsulate his passionate yet melancholic musings about love and mortality. Each sonnet is a meditation on the dualities of desire and despair, beauty and transience, as Petrarch grapples with the impact of Laura's presence and subsequent absence in his life. His rich imagery and emotional depth serve to evoke a vivid sense of longing as he navigates experiences of joy, heartache, and the pursuit of unattainable ideals. Ultimately, these sonnets transcend their historical context, resonating with readers across the centuries through their universal themes of love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 77159 2025-06-20T07:38:46.492560 text/html 53736 2024-10-22T23:19:49 text/html 360765 2025-06-20T07:38:49.896548 application/epub+zip 359680 2025-06-20T07:38:47.386597 application/epub+zip 94199 2025-06-20T07:38:46.972566 application/epub+zip 405421 2025-06-20T07:38:51.738561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378195 2025-06-20T07:38:49.468541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126005 2022-09-22T17:38:24.609916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54937 2023-09-21T14:49:57.546611 text/plain 34932 2024-10-22T23:19:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16873 2025-06-20T07:38:51.891513 application/rdf+xml 31353 2025-06-20T07:38:47.081568 image/jpeg 4254 2025-06-20T07:38:47.028563 image/jpeg 334129 2025-06-20T07:38:46.514570 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia