bembismo

Bembismo is a literary term that refers to the style of Pietro Bembo, a Renaissance cardinal and writer. Bembo's approach to the Italian language involved modeling his poetry directly on that of Petrarch, a practice that became widely influential. He also codified Italian grammar and orthography in his work Prose della volgar lingua, advocating for 14th-century Tuscan as the standard for literary Italian. This standardization was crucial in establishing a unified Italian literary language, though it faced opposition from those who preferred Latin or a more modern vernacular. Bembo's influence extended to other writers of his time, shaping the direction of Italian literature and language for centuries.1