Triumphs
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Triumphs (Italian: I Trionfi) is a 14th-century Italian series of poems, written by Petrarch in the Tuscan language. The poem evokes the Roman ceremony of triumph, where victorious generals and their armies were led in procession by the captives and spoils they had taken in war. This was a popular and influential poem series when it was published.
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- Triumphs
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- File:Ser Ricciardo di Nanni 001.jpg
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- 1450 illuminated manuscript of Trionfi illustrated by Ricciardo di Nanni
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- Trionfi
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- Trionfi
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- Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)
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- Tuscan
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- Poetry
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- 1351–1374
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- Ser Ricciardo di Nanni 001.jpg
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- I Trionfi
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- Petrarch's triumphs
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- 1351-00-00
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- 1340-00-00
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- Trionfi
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11 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Triumphus Cupidinis: Triumph of Love
- Triumphus Pudicitie: Triumph of Chastity
- Triumphus Mortis: Triumph of Death
- Triumphus Famae: Triumph of Fame
- Triumphus Temporis: Triumph of Time
- Triumphus Eternitatis: Triumph of Eternity
- Analysis
- Critical analysis
- Notes
- References
Triumphs (Italian: I Trionfi) is a 14th-century Italian series of poems, written by Petrarch in the Tuscan language. The poem evokes the Roman ceremony of triumph, where victorious generals and their armies were led in procession by the captives and spoils they had taken in war. This was a popular and influential poem series when it was published.
Composed over more than twenty years, the poetry is written in terza rima. It consists of twelve chapters (a total of 1,959 verses) ordered in six triumphs envisioned by the poet in a dream honoring allegorical figures such as Love, Chastity, Death, and Fame, who vanquish each other in turn. Further triumphs are awarded to Time and Eternity. Composition of the work started in 1351 and the final chapter was last edited on February 12, 1374, a few months before the author's death. The book was produced in many lavish illuminated manuscript versions, and spawned panel paintings for cassoni and the like.