Original sentence: Mirollo describes how "bella maniera" poets attempted to surpass in virtuosity the sonnets of Petrarch.The notion of "bella maniera" suggests that artists infected with its spirit looked to copying and bettering their predecessors, rather than confronting nature directly
Edited sentence: Mirollo revitalizes the term "bella maniera" to describe how maniera poets attempted to surpass in virtuosity the sonnets of Petrarch.{<reference below>|date=June 2010}}<  The notion of "bella maniera" suggests that artists infected with its spirit looked to copying and bettering their predecessors, rather than confronting nature directly