Friedrich August von Stägemann letter, 1824 January 5.

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Friedrich August von Stägemann letter, 1824 January 5.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319062629

Manuscript letter addressed to an unnamed German preacher, containing a copy of the latter's translation of Petrarch's sonnet Era 'l giorno, with comments and suggested alterations. The translation had apparently been sent to Stägemann as a sample from a translation of a number of Petrarch sonnets. Housed in blue cloth case, together with an English translation of the letter (also in manuscript).

1 item (4 pages) ; 29 cm.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Stägemann, Friedrich August von (1763-1840).

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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374

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Francesco Petrarca (b. July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Italy–d. July 19, 1374, Arquà, Italy), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of Renaissance Italy who was one of the earliest humanists. His rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. Petrarch is often considered the founder of Humanism. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca. Petrarch stduied law at the University of Montpell...