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petrarchan

Petrarchan [pi-trahr-kuh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective Also Pe·trar·chi·an [pi-trahr-kee-uh n] /pɪˈtrɑr ki ən/. of, relating to, or characteristic of the works of Petrarch. characteristic or imitative of the style of Petrarch. noun Petrarchist. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of Petrarchan First recorded in 1820–30; Petrarch + -an Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for petrarchan Historical Examples of petrarchan

As a result they introduced the Sonnet of the Petrarchan type into England.

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Livia Chiavello, of Fabriano, was celebrated as one of the most brilliant representatives of the Petrarchan school.

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The form generally used by poets writing in English is what is called the Petrarchan sonnet.

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This of course was Shakespeare’s method, but Shakespeare, as we have seen, was not making Petrarchan sonnets.

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Word Origin and History for petrarchan Petrarchan adj.

1827 (Keats uses Petrarchal, 1818), from Francesco Petrarch (Italian Petrarca) the poet (1304-1374).