Writing Beloveds : Humanist Petrarchism and the Politics of Gender /

"This study considers the way in which a poetic convention, the beloved to whom Renaissance amatory poetry was addessed, becomes influential political rhetoric, an instrument that both men and women used to shape and justify their claims to power. The author argues that Petrarchan poetic conventions...

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Main Author:	Feng, Aileen A. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Petrarca, Francesco, > 1304-1374. Petrarca, Francesco, > 1304-1374 > Influence. Sex role in literature. Politics in literature. Petrarchism. Italian poetry. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Humanism in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance. POETRY > Continental European. Rôle selon le sexe dans la litterature. Humanisme dans la litterature. Petrarquisme. Poesie italienne > 16e siecle > Histoire et critique. Italian poetry > 16th century > History and criticism. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books.
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