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Thomas E Peterson - Petrarch´s ´Fragmenta´: The Narrative and Theological Unity of ´Rerum vulgarium fragmenta´ - 9781487500023 - V9781487500023
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Petrarch´s ´Fragmenta´: The Narrative and Theological Unity of ´Rerum vulgarium fragmenta´

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Description for Petrarch´s ´Fragmenta´: The Narrative and Theological Unity of ´Rerum vulgarium fragmenta´ Hardback. Building on recent Petrarch scholarship and broader studies of medieval poetics, poetic narrativity, and biblical intertextuality, Peterson conducts a rigorous examination of the Fragmenta's poetic language. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB; DSBB; DSBD; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.

Petrarch's Rerum vulgarium fragmenta, a collection of lyric  poems on sacred and profane love and other subjects, has traditionally been viewed as reflecting the conflicted nature of its author. However, award winning author Thomas E. Peterson argues that Petrarch’s  Fragmenta is an ordered and coherent work unified by narrative and theological structures.

By concentrating on the poem’s reliance on Christian tenets and distinguishing between author, narrator and character, Peterson exposes the underlying narrative and theological unity of the work. Building on recent Petrarch scholarship and broader studies of medieval poetics, poetic narrativity, and biblical intertextuality, Peterson conducts a rigorous examination ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Toronto Italian Studies
Condition
New
Weight
701g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487500023
SKU
V9781487500023
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Thomas E Peterson
Thomas E. Peterson serves on the Scientific Committee of the Centro Studi Franco Fortini at the University of Siena and is Professor of Italian at the University of Georgia.

Reviews for Petrarch´s ´Fragmenta´: The Narrative and Theological Unity of ´Rerum vulgarium fragmenta´
"Peterson’s stimulating book has the merit of inducing the reader to revisit the complexity of the Canzoniere as a work in which, in an innovative way, a story of transformation is narrated."
Susanna Barsella, Fordham University
Speculum, Vol 94 no 3, July 2019

Goodreads reviews for Petrarch´s ´Fragmenta´: The Narrative and Theological Unity of ´Rerum vulgarium fragmenta´


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