The Disperata, from Medieval Italy to Renaissance France
Author | : Gabriella Scarlatta |
Publisher | : Medieval Institute Publications |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2017-08-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781580442657 |
ISBN-13 | : 158044265X |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Disperata, from Medieval Italy to Renaissance France written by Gabriella Scarlatta and published by Medieval Institute Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores how the themes of the disperata genre - including hopelessness, death, suicide, doomed love, collective trauma, and damnations - are creatively adopted by several generations of poets in Italy and France, to establish a tradition that at times merges with, and at times subverts, Petrarchism.