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When did Petrarch start writing?

When did Petrarch start writing? Why is Petrarch important? What did Petrarch write? When did Petrarch start writing poems? After his first visit to Rome in 1337, Petrarch began composing Africa, an epic poem concerning the Second Punic War, which he dedicated to Robert of Naples, ...

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When did the alchemist become popular?

When did the alchemist become popular? In his first-ever interview on American television, the author tells Oprah on “Super Soul Sunday” how his 1988 flop became an internationally renowned bestseller, beginning with the sentence that changed the course of his life. How did the alchemist ...

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When did the book wonder take place?

When did the book wonder take place? Answer and Explanation: Wonder is a contemporary novel set in the year 2012. It primarily takes place in a suburb of Manhattan called North River Heights and in Auggie's new school: Beecher Prep. Where is the setting in the book wonder? New York City The ...

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When did the Inuit settle in the Arctic?

When did the Inuit settle in the Arctic? During roughly 4,000 years of human history in the Arctic, the appearance of new people has brought continual cultural change. The ancestors of the present-day Inuit, who are culturally related to Inupiat (northern Alaska), Katladlit (Greenland) and Yuit ...

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When did the sonnet originate?

When did the sonnet originate? The sonnet is unique among poetic forms in Western literature in that it has retained its appeal for major poets for five centuries. The form seems to have originated in the 13th century among the Sicilian school of court poets, who were influenced by the love poetry ...

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When did the Spanish Armada set off?

When did the Spanish Armada set off? by Ben Johnson. The Spanish Armada set sail from Spain in July 1588, with the mission of overthrowing the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and restoring Catholic rule over England. How did the England defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588? In 1588, King Philip II ...

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When did Vera Brittain die?

When did Vera Brittain die? Brittain died in London on . How old was Vera Brittain died? 76 years (1893–1970) Vera Brittain/Age at death Brittain died in 1970 at the age of 76 after a long physical decline into motor neurone disease. It would be another eight years before Testament of Youth ...

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When did William Saroyan die?

When did William Saroyan die? William Saroyan, (born Aug. 31, 1908, Fresno, Calif., U.S.—died , Fresno), U.S. writer who made his initial impact during the Depression with a deluge of brash, original, and irreverent stories celebrating the joy of living in spite of poverty, hunger, and insecurity. ...

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When did Geoffrey Chaucer stop writing The Canterbury Tales?

When did Geoffrey Chaucer stop writing The Canterbury Tales? Chaucer Did Not Finish The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer spent over a decade writing The Canterbury Tales, from the late 1380s until his death in 1400. His original plan was to write over 100 stories as part of the collection of ...

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When I have fears that I may cease to be and mezzo cammin?

When I have fears that I may cease to be and mezzo cammin? The quote, “When I have fears that I may cease to be before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,” (lines 1-2) shows the archaic style Keats used compared to Longfellow's more modern diction used in “Mezzo Cammin. What is the meaning ...

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When did Iqbal Masih die?

When did Iqbal Masih die? Iqbal Masih became a debt slave in a carpet factory in Pakistan when he was a child. Five years later he was set free. He gave other children the courage to leave their owners. Iqbal was threatened by the carpet factory owners and was murdered on . How old was Iqbal ...

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When Paradise Lost was written?

When Paradise Lost was written? When did Milton start writing Paradise Lost? 1658 When Milton began Paradise Lost in 1658, he was in mourning. How long did it take to write Paradise Lost? five years If he did indeed take only five years to write Paradise Lost, it is a remarkable tribute ...

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