Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca, 1304–1374), best known for his influential collection of Italian lyric poetry dedicated to his beloved Laura, was also a remarkable classical scholar, a deeply religious thinker and a philosopher of secular ethics. In this wide-ranging study, chapters by leading scholars view Petrarch's life through his works, from the epic Africa to the Letter to Posterity, from the Canzoniere to the vernacular epic Triumphi. Petrarch is revealed as the heir to the converging influences of classical cultural and medieval Christianity, but also to his great vernacular precursor, Dante, and his friend, collaborator and sly critic, Boccaccio. Particular attention is given to Petrach's profound influence on the Humanist movement and on the courtly cult of vernacular love poetry, while raising important questions as to the validity of the distinction between medieval and modern and what is lost in attempting to classify this elusive figure. Reveals the full importance of this scholar and poet in his time and for posterity Covers the principal aspects of Petrarch's oeuvre, including early and late works, Italian and vernacular, prose and poetry Demonstrates Petrarch's influential practice of resuscitating and revising the relationship of late medieval, early modern European culture to its classical past
- ISBN: 9780521185042
- Editorial: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 275
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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