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Revision Renaissance classical antiquity vernacular catalyst genre French Academy Petrarch 彼特拉克 (1304–1374) an Italian poet whose best known works include the Canzoniere , a collection of poems, mostly sonnet s , about his love for a woman named Laura Port-Royal波尔－罗瓦雅尔 Cicero 西赛罗 / ?s?s?r?? (106–43 BC) a Roman politician who was known as an orator (= someone who is good at making speeches ) and is considered to be one of the greatest Latin writers Erasmus 伊拉斯莫 (1466–1536) a Catholic Christian writer, teacher and priest, born in the Netherlands (Holland). He believed that the Catholic Church should become more simple, and that people should have a clearer understanding of the New Testament. His ideas had an important influence and helped to start the Reformation Hebrew 希伯来语 Jewish Dante但丁 (1265–1321) an Italian poet who is known especially for writing La Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), a long poem about a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. It is one of the most important works of European literature. Virgil 维吉尔 Virgilian (70–19 BC) an ancient Roman poet whose best-known poem is The aeneid , a long epic poem telling the story of how Aeneas left the city of Troy and eventually arrived in Italy Richelieu 黎塞留 (1585–1642) a French cardinal (= a Roman Catholic priest of the highest rank ) who was also the chief minister of France and had a lot of influence with King Louis XIII. He is known especially for destroying the political power of the Huguenots , and is thought of as a typical example of someone who uses his influence with a ruler to achieve great power. Summary The flourish of vernacular languages in Renaissance period The grammatical studies in Renaissance period language-purifying in France * Selected Readings For a Short History of Western Linguistics A dominant feature of the medieval period in Europe was the important place occupied by Latin in the educational system. The 13th century was the period of th