Author: Francesco Petrarca
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Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Author: Francesco Petrarca
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Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Author: Thomas Roche
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014193672X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 377

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Franceso Petrarch (1304-1374), creator of the sonnet form, remained for more than three hundred years the most influential poet in Europe, his works more widely read than even those of Dante. This collection contains English language versions of his poems from across six centuries, in a wide variety of translations and reinterpretations. Spanning the Trionfi series and the Canzoniere - Petrarch's empassioned sonnet-sequence concerning his beloved Laura - it also includes great English poems influenced by Petrarch. From Chaucer's early adaptation of a Petrarchan sonnet in Troilus and Criseyde to the sixteenth century translations by the Earl of Surrey, Byron's mocking consideration of the Canzoniere in Don Juan and Ezra Pound's parody Silet, all provide a unique insight into the significance of the founder of the European lyric tradition.

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: South Kensington Museum
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 904

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Author: Victoria and Albert museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 702

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Author: John Whitney (Jr.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Author: Rickey, Mallory & Co
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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Author: Christopher Kleinhenz
Publisher: Modern Language Association
ISBN: 160329175X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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One of the most important authors of the Middle Ages, Petrarch occupies a complex position: historically, he is a medieval author, but, philosophically, he heralds humanism and the Renaissance. Teachers of Petrarch's Canzoniere and his formative influence on the canon of Western European poetry face particular challenges. Petrarch's poetic style brings together the classical tradition, Christianity, an exalted sense of poetic vocation, and an obsessive love for Laura during her life and after her death in ways that can seem at once very strange and--because of his style's immense influence--very familiar to students. This volume aims to meet the varied needs of instructors, whether they teach Petrarch in Italian or in translation, in surveys or in specialized courses, by providing a wealth of pedagogical approaches to Petrarch and his legacy. Part 1, "Materials," reviews the extensive bibliography on Petrarch and Petrarchism, covering editions and translations of the Canzoniere, secondary works, and music and other audiovisual and electronic resources. Part 2, "Approaches," opens with essays on teaching the Canzoniere and continues with essays on teaching the Petrarchan tradition. Some contributors use the design and structure of the Canzoniere as entryways into the work; others approach it through discussion of Petrarch's literary influences and subject matter or through the context of medieval Christianity and culture. The essays on Petrarchism map the poet's influence on the Italian lyric tradition as well as on other national literatures, including Spanish, French, English, and Russian.

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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 878

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