umanisti
Umanisti (plural of umanista; from Italian for "humanist") is the term used to describe scholars associated with humanism, a Renaissance movement focused on reviving classical Greek and Latin literature and reforming education. Umanisti emphasized the studia humanitatis: grammar, rhetoric, history, poetry, ethics, and philology, with attention to original texts, commentary, and critical study rather than unquestioned authority.
Originating in 14th-century Italy, notably in Florence, where Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) and Giovanni Boccaccio laid the
Umanisti produced new editions and translations of ancient authors, created libraries, and founded schools and academies.
Legacy: The humanist program helped transform European education, arts, and letters and contributed to the emergence