Often called the "father of the Renaissance", which humanist wants to go back to the classics?

Known as Petrarch, Francesco Petrarca was a poet and philosopher who brought humanism to the forefront – the philosophy considered to be the fire behind the Renaissance. Humanists value the capabilities of human beings, and Renaissance humanism, in particular, refocuses on Greco-Roman values. So, it makes sense that this spirit would shine a light on what Petrarch saw as the previous 900 years of darkness, which he termed "the Dark Ages".

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