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English
Etymology
Petrarch + -ism
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɪˈtɹɑːkɪzəm/, enPR: pĭ-trärʹkĭ-zəm
- (US) IPA(key): /pɛˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/, /piˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/, enPR: pĕ-trärʹkĭ-zəm, pē-trärʹkĭ-zəm
- Hyphenation: Pe‧trarch‧ism
Noun
Petrarchism (countable and uncountable, plural Petrarchisms)
- (uncountable) The literary style of Petrarch.
- Synonym: Petrarchanism
- (countable) Any literary work or passage written in this style.
2015, Philip R. Hardie, The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature:But, overall, Donne's poetry represents an epistemic break with the love clichés so overused by an earlier era; and the poet was often moved to use Platonic equatings of love, beauty, and goodness to breathe new life into old Petrarchisms.
Translations
Petrarch's literary style