This author wrote a foundational document of humanism, in which he climbs a mountain just to see the view, entitled "The Ascent of Mount Ventoux (ven-TOO)."
This author wrote a foundational document of humanism, in which he climbs a mountain just to see the view, entitled "The Ascent of Mount Ventoux (ven-TOO)." Some of this author's works were in Latin, including his epic about the Punic Wars, Africa. An octave and a sestet combine to create a poetic form named for this man, also known as the Italian sonnet. For 10 points, name this fourteenth-century Italian author of the Canzoniere (CAHN-zow-nee-AIR-ee), a book of poems dedicated to his beloved Laura.
This author wrote a foundational document of humanism, in which he climbs a mountain just to see the view, entitled "The Ascent of Mount Ventoux (ven-TOO)."
Petrarch [or Francesco Petrarca]