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Laura de Noves. Born. c. 1310. Died. 1348. Laura de Noves (c. 1310–1348) was the wife of Count Hugues de Sade (ancestor of the Marquis de Sade ). It has been speculated that she may be the Laura of Petrarch 's poetry, but this remains unproven. [1] [2]
- c. 1310
- 1348
Apr 2, 2024 · Laura, the beloved of the Italian poet Petrarch and the subject of his love lyrics, written over a period of about 20 years, most of which were included in his Canzoniere, or Rime. Laura has traditionally been identified as Laura de Noves of Avignon (now in France), a married woman and a mother;
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Born in 1308; died of the plague in Avignon, France, on April 6, 1348; daughter of Audibert de Noves of Avignon; married Hugues de Sale of Avignon; children: eleven. Laura, a French woman beloved by Petrarch and celebrated in his poems, was in reality Laure de Noves who was later Madame de Sale.
In 1327, Petrarch attended a mass in Avignon and saw Laura de Noves, for the first time. Laura, though her true identity has yet to be confirmed, would become the primary subject of his poetry for the rest of his life.
Scholars have debated her true identity, with some suggesting she was Laura de Noves, a married woman whom Petrarch first saw in a church in Avignon, France. Regardless of her true identity, Laura became the embodiment of idealized beauty and divine love in Petrarch's verses.
Laure de Noves. The story of Laura and Petrarch is a page in our history that has often been sung, played and written. We are not going to further develop it. The beautiful, fragile and chaste LAURA lived, and died, her death inspiring in the heart of the poet PETRARCH the "canzones", a permament wound from which flowed like indelible ink the ...
Jul 30, 2021 · Petrarch and Laura de Noves, from the Venetian School. Petrarch’s Canzone on a Dream of Laura, Translated by Margaret Coats. The Society. July 30, 2021. Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation. 21 Comments. . When softly my sustaining comfort stirs. Herself to offer solace coveted, Advancing toward the left side of my bed.
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