(1) Kennedy also has a second volume, The Site of Petrarchism, on the
conscription of Petrarch for nationalistic uses. Kennedy here starts from
the historical-philological (e.g. secular) appreciation of Petrarch that
followed upon earlier moralizing allegoresis. (2) Because, of course,
Petrarchan sentiment or expression can be re-deployed for Christian or
relgious-devotional uses -- e.g. Sor Juana. (3) The Christianized anabasis
of eros in Dante has been mentioned, and the remains of it, or its
afterlife, can of course be found in places like the conclusive Rime Sparse
366, the prayer "Vergine bella."
On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:55:59 -0500
Christopher Warley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> William Kennedy argues in *Authorizing Petrarch*, if I remember
> correctly, that "Petrarchism" was used to legitimate any number of
> religious and political positions--Catholic apologist, crypto-proto
> Protestant, monarchist, republican, and so on. I think he's a good place
>to begin--it is a very helpful book. On love poetry and Christianity,
>though, the first two chapters of Auerbach's *Dante: Poet of the Secular
>World* (on the idea of man and literature, and on Dante's early poetry)
>remain jaw-dropping, at least for me. Petrarch makes a lot more sense
>after reading Auerbach's account of Dante.
>
> Best,
> cw
> On Nov 16, 2007, at 7:35 PM, lipke wrote:
>
>> Has anybody teased out any relationships between Petrarchism and
>> Christianity in the Early Modern Period? Is there an argument that
>> they were oppositional movements/beliefs/philosophical systems or
>> that they simply ran in tandem? Can anyone recommend some reading
>> I might find useful? Somebody suggested C.S. Lewis. The Allegory
>> of Love. I’ve read that but didn’t find it very helpful.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Ian Lipke
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> Christopher Warley
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