Università Roma Tre

Petrarch's world: Italian and European literature, culture and society of the fourteenth century. The course will focus on the historical figure of Francesco Petrarca, on his works and on his founding role of Renaissance humanism, through the plurality of his interests and his relationships. The reconstruction of the author's biographical and cultural profile will be based on a careful examination of the historical, political and cultural context in which he worked and of the figures of his correspondents and friends, in particular of those dedicated to the studia humanitatis. The course is of a seminar nature and requires the active participation of students for the preparation of biographical profiles of Petrarch's correspondents or authors who have been in contact with him.

L. Marcozzi, Profilo biografico del Petrarca. In F. Rico, I venerdì del Petrarca, Milano, Adelphi, 2016, pp. 67-176.
M. Ariani, Petrarca, Roma, Salerno editrice, 1999.
N. Tonelli, Leggere il Canzoniere, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017.
Lessico critico petrarchesco, a cura di L. Marcozzi e R. Brovia, Roma, Carocci, 2016.
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