For the record, and this is a mere footnote and likewise mere anecdotage,
the book I began with (in 1957, before attending college), regarding "the
'religion' of [romantic, death-wishful and often adulterous] love" was Denis
de Rougement, _Love in the Western World: Revised and Augmented Edition_
(Doubleday Anchor Books, 1957). Petrarch figures/d prominently in the
genealogy proposed by the argument, esp. in the chapter "The Myth in
Literature." -- Jim N.
On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:03:58 -0800
"Thomas P Roche ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am less amazed by Lipke's original question than the subsequent answers
>of my learned friends and colleagues. Have we come to such a state that a
>literary critical term as vague as "petrarchanism" foreshadows
>"Christianity. May I suggest my new Penguin "Petrarch in English" for a
>start. It does deal with the problem. tproche
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: lipke <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:35 pm
> Subject: Petrarchism and Christianity
> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> 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
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
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