Title Petrarch and the literary culture of nineteenth-century France : translation, appropriation, transformation / Jennifer Rushworth

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk [England] : The Boydell Press, 2017 ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (322 pages) Series Medievalism ; 9 Medievalism ; 9 Contents Machine generated contents note: I. Translations -- 1. Complete Translations of Petrarch's Canzoniere -- 2. Partial Translations of Petrarch's Canzoniere -- 3. Finding Laura in the Triumphi and Petrarch's Latin Works -- 4. Petrarch and Avignon: The Fate of the Sine nomine and RVF136-8 -- II. Rewritings -- 5. Petrarch in Poetry -- 6. Novelization of Petrarch Summary 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 as well as poetry of the period, both in and out of the canon. Nineteenth-century French Petrarchism has its roots in the later part of the previous century, with formative contributions from Voltaire, Rousseau, and, in particular, the abbe de Sade. To these literary catalysts must be added the unification of Avignon with France at the Revolution, as well as anniversary commemorations of Petrarch's birth and death celebrated in Avignon and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse across the period (1804-1874-1904). Situated at the crossroads of reception history, medievalism, and translation studies, this investigation uncovers tensions between the competing construction of a national, French Petrarch and a local, Avignonese or Provencal poet. Taking Petrarch as its litmus test, this book also probing questions about the bases of nationality, identity, and belonging Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL Description based on print version record Subject Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 -- Criticism and interpretation Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 -- Influence SUBJECT Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 fast Subject Petrarchism. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French. POETRY -- Continental European. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Petrarchism Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781782049432 1782049436

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