Chaucerian scholarship has long been intrigued by the nature and consequences of Chaucer's exposure to Italian culture during his professional visits to Italy in the 1370s. In this volume, leading scholars take a new and more holistic view of Chaucer's engagement with Italian cultural practice, moving beyond the traditional 'sources and analogues' approach to reveal the varied strands of Italian literature, art, politics and intellectual life that permeate Chaucer's work. Each chapter examines from different angles links between Chaucerian texts and Italian intellectual models, including poetics, chorography, visual art, classicism, diplomacy and prophecy. Echoes of Petrarch, Dante and Boccaccio reverberate throughout the book, across a rich and diverse landscape of Italian cultural legacies. Together, the chapters cover a wide range of theory and reference, while sharing a united understanding of the rich impact of Italian culture on Chaucer's narrative art.
| ISBN: | 9781786836786 |
| Publication date: | 15th January 2021 |
| Author: | Helen Fulton |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | New Century Chaucer |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600 |
Chaucerian scholarship has long been intrigued by the nature and consequences of Chaucer's exposure to Italian culture during his professional visits to Italy in the 1370s. In this volume, leading scholars take a new and more holistic view of Chaucer's engagement with Italian cultural practice, moving beyond the traditional 'sources and analogues' approach to reveal the varied strands of Italian literature, art, politics and intellectual life that permeate Chaucer's work. Each chapter examines from different angles links between Chaucerian texts and Italian intellectual models, including poetics, chorography, visual art, classicism, diplomacy and prophecy. Echoes of Petrarch, Dante and Boccaccio reverberate throughout the book, across a rich and diverse landscape of Italian cultural legacies. Together, the chapters cover a wide range of theory and reference, while sharing a united understanding of the rich impact of Italian culture on Chaucer's narrative art.
Chaucer and Italian Culture features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600
Chaucer and Italian Culture is available in Hardback
Chaucer and Italian Culture was written by Helen Fulton and published by University of Wales Press
Chaucer and Italian Culture has 288 pages
Yes it is part of New Century Chaucer series
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