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Petrarch and the Literary Culture of Nineteenth-Century France: Translation, Appropriation, Transformation
Jennifer Rushworth
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Hardback. A consideration of Petrarch's influence on, and appearance in, French texts - and in particular, his appropriation by the Avignonese. Series: Medievalism. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
A consideration of Petrarch's influence on, and appearance in, French texts - and in particular, his appropriation by the Avignonese. Was Petrarch French? This book explores the various answers to that bold question offered by French readers and translators of Petrarch working in a period of less well-known but equally rich Petrarchism: the nineteenth century. It considers both translations and rewritings: the former comprise not only Petrarch's celebrated Italian poetry but also his often neglected Latin works; the latter explore Petrarch's influence on and presence in French novels aswell as poetry of the period, both in and out of ... Read more
A consideration of Petrarch's influence on, and appearance in, French texts - and in particular, his appropriation by the Avignonese. Was Petrarch French? This book explores the various answers to that bold question offered by French readers and translators of Petrarch working in a period of less well-known but equally rich Petrarchism: the nineteenth century. It considers both translations and rewritings: the former comprise not only Petrarch's celebrated Italian poetry but also his often neglected Latin works; the latter explore Petrarch's influence on and presence in French novels aswell as poetry of the period, both in and out of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Medievalism
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844563
SKU
V9781843844563
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Ref
99-12
Reviews for Petrarch and the Literary Culture of Nineteenth-Century France: Translation, Appropriation, Transformation
Extensively researched and well constructed.
FRENCH STUDIES
This learned essay allows us to appreciate the performativity of the myth of a French-Italian Petrarch, and it may well be a first step towards a more comprehensive subject and a more complex challenge for Cultural Studies-uncovering the myth of a European Petrarch.
COMITATUS
FRENCH STUDIES
This learned essay allows us to appreciate the performativity of the myth of a French-Italian Petrarch, and it may well be a first step towards a more comprehensive subject and a more complex challenge for Cultural Studies-uncovering the myth of a European Petrarch.
COMITATUS