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Chaucer and Petrarch
William Rossiter
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Description for Chaucer and Petrarch
Hardback.
First full study of Chaucer's readings and translations of Petrarch suggests a far greater influence than has hitherto been accepted. Despite the fact that Chaucer introduced Petrarch's work into England in the late fourteenth century, Petrarch's influence has been very little studied. This book, the first full-length study of Chaucer's reading and translation of Petrarch, examines Chaucer's translations of Petrarch's Latin prose and Italian poetry against the backdrop of his experience of Italy, gained through his travels there in the 1370s, his interaction with Italians in London, andhis reading of the other two great Italian medieval poets, Boccaccio and ... Read more
First full study of Chaucer's readings and translations of Petrarch suggests a far greater influence than has hitherto been accepted. Despite the fact that Chaucer introduced Petrarch's work into England in the late fourteenth century, Petrarch's influence has been very little studied. This book, the first full-length study of Chaucer's reading and translation of Petrarch, examines Chaucer's translations of Petrarch's Latin prose and Italian poetry against the backdrop of his experience of Italy, gained through his travels there in the 1370s, his interaction with Italians in London, andhis reading of the other two great Italian medieval poets, Boccaccio and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842156
SKU
V9781843842156
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About William Rossiter
WILLIAM ROSSITER Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature, University of East Anglia.
Reviews for Chaucer and Petrarch
A careful consideration of the relationship between Chaucer and Petrarch, but its reach beyond that narrow focus also makes it a valuable addition to the wider field of work on Chaucer and the tre corone.
MEDIUM AEVUM
[P]rovides a wealth of information and many intriguing readings.
STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER
A thorough and scholarly ... Read more
MEDIUM AEVUM
[P]rovides a wealth of information and many intriguing readings.
STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER
A thorough and scholarly ... Read more