Petrarchan love and the English Renaissance /

Braden, Gordon, 1947-

Petrarchan love and the English Renaissance / Gordon Braden. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022. - 1 online resource.

This publication considers lyrical works and the reception of Petrarch's poetry in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. It explores these themes in the light of development of literary canons, poetic imitation, and production, from Thomas Wyatt to William Shakespeare.

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Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542 --Criticism and interpretation.
Gascoigne, George, -1577 --Criticism and interpretation.
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586 --Criticism and interpretation.
Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374 --Appreciation--England.


Love poetry, English--History and criticism.
Sonnets, English--History and criticism.
Literature.
Literature: history & criticism.

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