sonetto petrarchesco

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Italian

Etymology

Named after Italian scholar, poet and humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), who did not invent but made large use of this form in his authorship.

Noun

sonetto petrarchesco m (plural sonetti petrarcheschi)

  1. (poetry) Petrarchan sonnet