{"product_id":"petrarchs-fragmenta-the-narrative-and-theological-unity-of-rerum-vulgarium-fragmenta-hardback-9781487500023","title":"Petrarch's 'Fragmenta'; The Narrative and Theological Unity of 'Rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta' (Hardback) 9781487500023","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePetrarch's 'Fragmenta'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Narrative and Theological Unity of 'Rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas E Peterson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487500023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 May 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 2 figures\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peterson\u0026amp;#x2019;s stimulating book has the merit of inducing the reader to revisit the complexity of the \u003ci\u003eCanzoniere\u003c\/i\u003e as a work in which, in an innovative way, a story of transformation is narrated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Susanna Barsella, Fordham University (Speculum, Vol 94 no 3, July 2019)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePetrarch's \u003cem\u003eRerum vulgarium fragmenta\u003c\/em\u003e, 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  \u003cem\u003eFragmenta\u003c\/em\u003e is an ordered and coherent work unified by narrative and theological structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy 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 of the \u003cem\u003eFragmenta’s\u003c\/em\u003e poetic language. This combination of stylistic and philological analysis recasts Petrarch’s poetry in a new light revealing its radically innovative and liberating character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003ePetrarch Today: A Focus on Narrativity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHumanism and Poetic Theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA History of Return\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Historical Context and PoeticForm\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Poetry of the Tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStyle, Genre,Structure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Proem of the \u003cem\u003eFragmenta\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eRvf \u003c\/em\u003e1–10)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Temporality andDesire\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eEntering the \u003cem\u003eSelva \u003c\/em\u003eof the FirstCentenary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Dimension of Fable in the ‘Raccolta of 1342’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFurther Consequences ofFable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Language of Tears (\u003cem\u003eRvf \u003c\/em\u003e92–122)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Parable of Return\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNature, Landscape, Solitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSecretum\u003c\/em\u003e and Canzone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: \u003cem\u003eIn fresca riva\u003c\/em\u003e: Landscape and History(\u003cem\u003eRvf\u003c\/em\u003e 125–183)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eCanzoni 125–129\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSaint Peter and the AvignonChurch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAntithesis and Parallelism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter5: The Penitent Lover (\u003cem\u003eRvf \u003c\/em\u003e184–263)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Fading Myth of Daphne\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOut of the Labyrinth, Away From the World\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAPoetics of Quietude\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Songs of Grief and Lamentation (\u003cem\u003eRvf \u003c\/em\u003e264–317)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e“Quelle pietosebraccia” (264, 14)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e“Come va ’l mondo!” (290, 1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAugustinian Time and the Process ofGrieving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Songs of Consecration (\u003cem\u003eRvf\u003c\/em\u003e 319–366)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe In Between Time of Parable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFriendship and Dialogue,Memory and Solitude\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeeds of Grace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical Reception and the Figure of Petrarch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Altr’uom” (Narrative, Style, Theology)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn Autopoietic Unity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595444220184,"sku":"9781487500023","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/petrarchs-fragmenta-the-narrative-and-theological-unity-of-rerum-vulgarium-fragmenta-hardback-9781487500023","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}