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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gur Zak (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9781107689596ISBN 10: 1107689597 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 20 February 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The indeterminate self: writing, desire, and temporality in Petrarch's Rerum vulgarium fragmenta; 2. The crisis of the narrative self; 3. Petrarch's humanism and the ethics of care of the self; 4. Ovid, Augustine, and the limits of the ethics of care of the self; Conclusion.ReviewsIn his brilliant first book, Gur Zak contrasts Petrarch's vernacular and Latin works as vehicles for attaining selfhood. In the Canzonieri Petrarch's attempts to achieve spiritual integrity by capturing his desired Laura/fame are repeatedly undercut by disappointment and compel him to further writing. In his Latin works Petrarch pursues unity of self by trying to eliminate desire altogether. -Ron Witt, Duke University This fascinating book offers a new perspective on the second crown of Italian literature, and an original way to understand the modernity of the poet of the self - Renaissance Quarterly This book is an important addition to Petrarch and Renaissance humanism studies in that it presents a fresh, original, informed perspective on an issue that intrigued many past generations of scholars. Of no less importance, the book is written in a clear and transparent manner free of the trappings of professional jargon, making it accessible to a very wide audience . -Paul Colilli, Laurentian University, Speculum In sum, this fascinating book offers a new perspective on the second crown of Italian literature, and an original way to understand the modernity of the poet of the self. -KRISTEN INA GRIMES,Saint Joseph's University Zak's slim volume constitutes an important contribution to the study of Petrarch and early humanisitic thought... -Scott Surrency, Canadian Journal of History In his brilliant first book, Gur Zak contrasts Petrarch's vernacular and Latin works as vehicles for attaining selfhood. In the Canzonieri Petrarch's attempts to achieve spiritual integrity by capturing his desired Laura/fame are repeatedly undercut by disappointment and compel him to further writing. In his Latin works Petrarch pursues unity of self by trying to eliminate desire altogether. -Ron Witt, Duke University This fascinating book offers a new perspective on the second crown of Italian literature, and an original way to understand the modernity of the poet of the self - Renaissance Quarterly This book is an important addition to Petrarch and Renaissance humanism studies in that it presents a fresh, original, informed perspective on an issue that intrigued many past generations of scholars. Of no less importance, the book is written in a clear and transparent manner free of the trappings of professional jargon, making it accessible to a very wide audience . -Paul Colilli, Laurentian University, Speculum In sum, this fascinating book offers a new perspective on the second crown of Italian literature, and an original way to understand the modernity of the poet of the self. -KRISTEN INA GRIMES,Saint Joseph's University Zak's slim volume constitutes an important contribution to the study of Petrarch and early humanisitic thought... -Scott Surrency, Canadian Journal of History In his brilliant first book, Gur Zak contrasts Petrarch's vernacular and Latin works as vehicles for attaining selfhood. In the Canzonieri Petrarch's attempts to achieve spiritual integrity by capturing his desired Laura/fame are repeatedly undercut by disappointment and compel him to further writing. In his Latin works Petrarch pursues unity of self by trying to eliminate desire altogether. -Ron Witt, Duke University This fascinating book offers a new perspective on the second crown of Italian literature, and an original way to understand the modernity of the poet of the self - Renaissance Quarterly This book is an important addition to Petrarch and Renaissance humanism studies in that it presents a fresh, original, informed perspective on an issue that intrigued many past generations of scholars. Of no less importance, the book is written in a clear and transparent manner free of the trappings of professional jargon, making it accessible to a very wide audience . -Paul Colilli, Laurentian University, Speculum In sum, this fascinating book offers a new perspective on the second crown of Italian literature, and an original way to understand the modernity of the poet of the self. -KRISTEN INA GRIMES,Saint Joseph's University Zak's slim volume constitutes an important contribution to the study of Petrarch and early humanisitic thought... -Scott Surrency, Canadian Journal of History Author InformationGur Zak is Lecturer in Comparative Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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