Laura (Petrarch’s muse, traditionally linked)
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Laura is the idealized beloved who inspired Petrarch’s famous Italian sonnets and became a central figure in Renaissance love poetry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Laura (Petrarch’s muse) | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary character
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muse ⓘ poetic persona ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Petrarch’s sonnets in morte di Laura
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Petrarch’s sonnets in vita di Laura ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Neoplatonic love
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ courtly love tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Francesco Petrarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf | Petrarchan love poetry ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Avignon (as setting in Petrarch’s biography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
partly fictionalized
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possibly based on a real woman ⓘ |
| influenced |
European sonnet tradition
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French Renaissance love poetry ⓘ Petrarchan conventions in English poetry ⓘ Renaissance lyric poetry ⓘ Spanish Renaissance love poetry ⓘ metaphors of unattainable beloveds in later literature ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Il Canzoniere
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Petrarch’s Italian sonnets NERFINISHED ⓘ Rime in vita e morte di Madonna Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryTexts | Italian ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Laura de Noves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkType | traditional identification ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
catalyst for poetic self-analysis
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focus of introspective lyricism ⓘ vehicle for exploring time and mortality ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Petrarchism
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Renaissance love poetry ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | connected to lauro (laurel) in Italian ⓘ |
| nameSymbolism |
laurel wreath and poetic fame
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victory and glory ⓘ |
| roleInTexts |
idealized beloved
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object of courtly love ⓘ unattainable lady ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
idealized love
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inner conflict between earthly and divine love ⓘ moral and spiritual perfection ⓘ spiritualized desire ⓘ |
| timeOfLiteraryCreation | 14th century ⓘ |
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