Petrarch's Genius: Pentimento and ProphecyUniversity of California Press, 2023 M04 28 - 224 pages Marjorie Boyle is the first theologian to write about Petrarch the poet as theologian. With her extraordinarily broad and deep knowledge of the theological, historical, and literary contexts of her subject, she presents an entirely original and revisionary account of Petrarch's literary career. Petrarch, she argues, has been misunderstood by the division of his literary enterprise into two sides—Petrarch the poet, Petrarch the humanist reformer—studied by literary critics and historians respectively. Boyle demonstrates that the division is artificial, that the two sides are part of the same prophetic mission. Petrarch's Genius is an important book that deserves to be read by all Petrarch scholars—theologians as well as literary critics and historians. |
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... piety problematical . The issue is not whether Pe- trarch was a sinner , however , but whether he was a theologian . These are not mutually exclusive states ; in the human condition they coexist . Theologians wrote prolifically about ...
... piety problematical . The issue is not whether Pe- trarch was a sinner , however , but whether he was a theologian . These are not mutually exclusive states ; in the human condition they coexist . Theologians wrote prolifically about ...
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... piety of the medieval poet may be sincere , but the piety of the Renaissance poet must be ironic . As Petrarch is precariously positioned between those cultures as Janus - faced , his piety must be suspicious : ambiva- lent , or at ...
... piety of the medieval poet may be sincere , but the piety of the Renaissance poet must be ironic . As Petrarch is precariously positioned between those cultures as Janus - faced , his piety must be suspicious : ambiva- lent , or at ...
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... piety of the tertiary and confraternity movements . To cite but one example of piety that would have encouraged poetry , there was a shift in the practice of prayer from a contemplation that was transcen- dental , intellectual , and ...
... piety of the tertiary and confraternity movements . To cite but one example of piety that would have encouraged poetry , there was a shift in the practice of prayer from a contemplation that was transcen- dental , intellectual , and ...
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Contents
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Hail True Apollo | 11 |
The Sylvan Citizen | 44 |
The Babylonian Captive | 74 |
Wounded Lovers | 113 |
Epilogue | 153 |
Notes | 159 |
Primary Sources | 207 |
Index of Petrarchs Works | 213 |
Index of Names | 214 |
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