Laura was the name given by Petrarch to the yound woman who inspired his
love poems. He first saw her in the church of St. Clare, Avignon, April
6, 1327. Her identity remains unknown. BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE
AND FABLE (15th ed. 1995) 617.
Fritz Snyder, Univ. of Montana Law Library.
On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Martha
Goldman
wrote:
> Latin Scholars and Afficionados: we are incredibly stumped. A citation in
> a document reads Petrarch, "To Laura in Life". Canon 11 (13th century). I
> know who Petratch was, but that is about all the information I can provide.
> In addition, our Internet server is down so I can't try that angle. Would
> anyone be able to help? Thanks! Regards, Martha
>
>
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