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The site of Petrarchism : early modern national sentiment in Italy, France, and England / William J. Kennedy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kennedy, William J. (William John), 1942-
- Series:
- Parallax (Baltimore, Md.)
- Parallax
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Italian literature--History and criticism.
- Italian literature.
- French literature--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- English literature--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Sonnet.
- Nationalism in literature.
- Politics and literature--Italy.
- Politics and literature.
- Politics and literature--France.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain.
- Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374--Influence.
- Petrarca, Francesco.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (398 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Treating the subject of early modern national expression from a broad comparative perspective, The Site of Petrarchism will be of interest to scholars of late medieval and early modern literature in Europe, historians of culture, and critical theorists.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; Introduction: Fore Sites; Part One: Petrarch and the Site of Petrarchism in Italy; 1 Petrarch as Commentator: The Search for Italy; 2 Petrarchan Totems and Political Taboos; 3 Amor and Patria: Citing Petrarch in Florence and Naples; Part Two: Du Bellay and the Site of Petrarchism in France; 4 Du Bellay and the Language of Empire: The Deffence et illustration; 5 Totems for Defense: Du Bellay and Marot; 6 Illustrations of Taboo: Du Bellay, Héroët, Saint-Gelais, Scève; 7 Mon semblable, mon frère: Du Bellay and Ronsard
- Part Three: The Sidneys and Wroth: The Site of Petrarchism in England8 Courtly and Anti-Courtly Sidneian Identities; 9 Family Narratives: The Transitional Space of Petrarchism; 10 An Apology for Uncles: Philip Sidney's Defence of Poetry; 11 Prosthetic Gods: The Liberties of Astrophil and Pamphilia; 12 Byblis and the Bible: Incest, Endogamy, and Mary Wroth; Conclusion: Far Sites, Father Sites, Farther Sites; Notes; Primary Sources Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-372) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-8126-9
- OCLC:
- 923192164
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