Which humanist of 1304-78 stressed close reading of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
ACastiglione
BPetrarch
CBoccaccio
DMachiavelli
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Petrarch
1. He saw antiquity as a distinct civilisation.
2. Petrarch called for reading the ancient authors.
3. This culture was later labelled humanism.
_Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 7, Changing Cultural Traditions._
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