Lovell The Shadow of Dante in French Renaissance Lyric

Scève’s “Délie”
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5015-1346-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 26, 283 Seiten

Reihe: Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

This book presents an interpretation of Maurice Scève's lyric sequence , (Lyon, 1544) in literary relation to the , , and other works of Dante Alighieri. Dante's subtle influence on Scève is elucidated in depth for the first time, augmenting the allusions in to the of Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). Scève's sequence of dense, epigrammatic is considered to be an early example, prior to the Pléiade poets, of French Renaissance imitation of Petrarch's vernacular poetry, in a time when was an established literary practice, signifying the poet's participation in a tradition. While the is an important source for Scève's , both works are part of a poetic lineage that includes Occitan troubadours, Guinizzelli, Cavalcanti, and Dante. The book situates Dante as a relevant predecessor and source for Scève, and examines anew the Petrarchan label for . Compelling poetic affinities emerge between Dante and Scève that do not correlate with Petrarch.

Alison Baird Lovell, University of Wisconsin, USA.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovell, Alison Baird

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik

Über Autor(innen)

Alison Baird Lovell, University of Wisconsin, USA.