{"product_id":"petrarchs-fragmenta-thomas-e-peterson-9781487500023","title":"Petrarch's 'Fragmenta': The Narrative and Theological Unity of 'Rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta'","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas E. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487500025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487500023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Thomas E. Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013949305087,"sku":"9781487500023","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d81e9a7-7afd-4bf7-90da-d573e6bd2c4e.jpg?v=1767745780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/petrarchs-fragmenta-thomas-e-peterson-9781487500023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}