Petrarch! There’s another name I never thought I’d find on a Steemit blog!
You selected a beautiful sonnet. Pretty cool how the sonnet form made its way to England, was adopted and adapted to the imperatives (and the beauty) of the English language. From Petrarch to Shakespeare, on to Milton, there is a progression!
Thanks for writing these way above average posts. I’m always curious as to who you will conjure out of your hat next!
Thanks again for the nice comment. Milton i must read it again... I was too young when I read him and totally forgot Lucifer's image. But you're right, Petrarca leaves the individual feeling, with Milton matures the rebellion.