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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: A.C. Arezzo, People from Arezzo, Petrarch, Leonardo Bruni, Guido of Arezzo, Giorgio Vasari, Gaius Maecenas, Francesco Redi, Antonio Cesti, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Daniele Bennati, Francesco Severi, Andrea Cesalpino, Pietro Aretino, Antonio Signorini, Guido Carboni, Arezzo railway station, Amedeo Carboni, A.S.D. Atletico Arezzo, Marie of Hohenstaufen, Alessandro Calori, Federico Luzzi, Saracen Joust, Sandro Salvioni, Pier Saccone Tarlati di Pietramala, Simone Guerri, Gianluca Falsini, Daniele Bracciali, Paolo Fossati, Pietro Benvenuti, Marie-Louise Berneri, Valentina Giovagnini, Benedetto Accolti the Elder, Ugo Spirito, Vittorio Fossombroni, Guido Tarlati, Mirco Sadotti, David Dei, Giovanni Martinelli, Battle of Pieve al Toppo, Giovanni Antonio Lappoli, Laura Valenti, Patricio Caxes, Francesco Accolti, Bernardo Accolti, Salvi Castellucci, Stadio Citta di Arezzo, Matteo Lappoli, Bartolommeo Torre, Bartolomeo di ser Gorello. Excerpt: Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 - July 19, 1374), known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest Renaissance humanists. Petrarch is often called the "Father of Humanism." In the 16th century, Pietro Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio and, especially, Dante Alighieri. This would be later endorsed by the Accademia della Crusca. His sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. Petrarch was also known for being one of the first people to refer to the Dark Ages. Petrarch says he was born on Garden Street in the city of Arezzo, just at dawn on a Monday. He was the son of Ser Petracco. He spent his early childhood in the village of Incisa, near Florence. Petrarch spent much of his early life at Avignon and...
