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The Cambridge Companion to Petrarch (Paperback)
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The Cambridge Companion to Petrarch (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
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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.
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