Racial Humor

Petrarch’s Quest for True Love and Spiritual Fulfillment The poems contained within The Canzoniere are spellbinding tales of love. The object of this love is Laura, the ideal woman according to the author, Francesco Petrarch. Petrarch expresses his desire for true love and spiritual fulfillment through his yearnings for Laura. In Petrarch’s opinion, Laura exemplifies perfection. Her every mannerism evokes feelings of passion and love in his heart and mind. He admires “her …

…if you will. However, Laura’s importance is certainly more striking when considered in her metaphorical uses. Petrarch dreams the impossible dream that one day Laura will love him. This dream parallels his quest for spiritual nirvana. Furthermore, Laura’s perfection parallels the perfection that is God. Without question, Petrarch writes with a passion. A passion for words, a passion for life, a passion for God. He expresses this passion through his longing for Laura.