Love's wounds : violence and the politics of poetry in early modern Europe /
Investigates widespread metaphors of dismemberment, constraint, cannibalism, wounding and tyranny in early modern French, English and Italian literature. Through its comparative, inter-genre studies of Petrarch and five major Petrarchan poets of the sixteenth century, Love's Wounds shows how lo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2016.
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| Summary: | Investigates widespread metaphors of dismemberment, constraint, cannibalism, wounding and tyranny in early modern French, English and Italian literature. Through its comparative, inter-genre studies of Petrarch and five major Petrarchan poets of the sixteenth century, Love's Wounds shows how love poetry was actively transformed into a powerful tool for defining the nation and for reflecting on and shaping state authority. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501705229 1501705229 |