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• Winner of Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies 2023 (United States)
• Winner of Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies 2024 (United States)

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“An important contribution to Petrarchan studies and to late medieval religious literature in general.” —Christopher Kleinhenz, co-editor of Approaches to Teaching Dante’s “Divine Comedy” “Both experienced and first-time readers will find the insightful explication of the text and the rich exploration of its cultural echoes in his commentary definitely rewarding.” —Simone Marchesi, co-editor of The “Decameron”: Ninth Day in Perspective

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Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374) was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy. He is widely recognized as the ""Father of Humanism"" as he laid the foundation for Renaissance humanism, emphasizing the study of authors and thinkers from classical antiquity through the Middle Ages. Demetrio S. Yocum is senior research associate for the Notre Dame Center for Italian Studies. His most recent publications include his monograph Petrarch’s Humanist Writing and Carthusian Monasticism, his co-edited volume At the Heart of Liturgy, and his translation Mary of Magdala: Revisiting the Sources.

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