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The Cambridge Companion to Petrarch

Albert Russell Ascoli editor Unn Falkeid editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:24th Nov '15

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An account of the life and works of Petrarch, scholar and poet, and his influence on European literature and culture.

Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca, 1304–74) was a scholar and poet who helped shape the literature of his time and influenced the development of Renaissance humanism. This Companion offers an account of his life and works, gathering the great themes and problems of the age around this charismatic, symptomatic and influential figure.Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca, 1304–74), 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.

ISBN: 9780521185042

Dimensions: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm

Weight: 440g

275 pages