Petrarchism

Definitions

1. The literary style of Petrarch.
   uncountable
2. Any literary work or passage written in this style.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“But, overall, Donne's poetry represents an epistemic break⟳ with the love⟳ clichés so overused by an earlier era; and the poet was often moved to use⟳ Platonic equatings of love⟳, beauty, and goodness to breathe⟳ new life into old Petrarchisms.”

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