Origins. Some of the first Humanists were great collectors of antique manuscripts, including PetrarchPetrarchPetrarch’s rediscovery of Cicero’s letters is often credited for initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. Petrarch is often considered the founder of Humanism. Petrarch’s sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry.https://courses.lumenlearning.com › chapter › petrarchPetrarch | Western Civilization – Lumen Learning, Giovanni Boccaccio, Coluccio Salutati, and Poggio Bracciolini. Of the three, Petrarch was dubbed the “Father of Humanism” because of his devotion to Greek and Roman scrolls

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