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Petrarch settled in Arqua, continuing to contemplate and study philosophy. He died July 18, 1374. At the time of his death, he had one of the largest private classical literature collections of its time.
(Katharine Haber)

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Petrarch represents the Renaissance through his creation of humanism. His new ideals led to a brand new way of though and learning in the Renaissance. This started philosophy and a greater concept of life. His work represents the whole style of the Renaissance.
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Petrarch's greatest achievements are,

-His theories and understanding of humanism
-Petrarch is known as the father and founder of the Humanistic ideal. His theories changed the thinking of philiosophers, and people at the time, and created a great foundation for the new ways people would think during the Renaissance.
("Petrarch." Britannica Academic)
-His work about Laura, in Canzoniere
- One of Petrarch's best works is of his collection, Cazoniere. He writes about intense love and feelings for her. She is though of as a grand part of his life, although it is believed the two may have never even had a relationship.
(Katharine Haber)
-Uncovering the letters of men from ancient times
-Another one of his main achievements is his discovery of Greek and Latin letters. A portion of his work was inspired by these, and the manuscripts really benefitted his career as a writer.
("Petrarch." Britannica Academic)

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Petrarch is best known for his work, Canzoniere. A large part of Petrarch's career as a writer includes his pieces about Laura, a woman he saw at a church. He wrote many poems, and his famous collection called,  Canzoniere or Song Book, and he writes about his love for her. He describes his emotions and proclaims his love for her in very poetic pieces. This collection eventually became one of his most famous pieces. The poems also exhibit the way he cherished her in a humanistic perspective. He would look at how she was as a person, and how amazing this was.
(Katharine Haber)

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Petrarch began thinking about how men can connect to nature and religion at the same time. His new theories helped him gain an understanding of man, and look back at ancient history and see how they thought, rather than how people turned to religion for everything in the Middle Ages. His new ideas led to people understanding how amazing and talented human-kind is. This led to a better education of most, new philosophies, and a new respect for mankind.
("Petrarch." Britannica Academic)

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Contribution to the Renaissance: recovering manuscripts

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Contribution to the Renaissance: recovering manuscripts

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Petrarch also recovered Greek and Latin manuscripts. This was very  important due to the fact that it uncovered confessions and letters of Cicero to Atticus, Brutus, and Quintus. He then wrote letters to these men, and his thinking in these texts represent the new ideas of the Renaissance.
("Petrarch." Britannica Academic)

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Contribution to the Renaissance: Humanism

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Contribution to the Renaissance: Humanism

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Petrarch had many contributions, however his devotion to the new humanism movement is what really impacted the Renaissance. Petrarch began traveling and studying latin. He then became an advocate for the union between the Christian ideals, and classical culture at the same time. This became known as humanism, and crowned him the father of humanism.
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Growing up, Petrarch was very religious, had great morals, and an a great interest in human interaction. Petrarch's father urged him to being studying law at 14 in Montpellier, France. He continued his studies in Bologna, Italy, but developed what he called, "an unquenchable thirst for literature".
(Thomas G. Bergin)

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born on July 20, 1304 in Arezzo Italy, is known for the humanism ideals that sprouted during the Renaissance.
(Katharine Haber)