Translating Petrarch in Early Modern Britain : Canzoniere and Triumphi, c. 1530–1650

Translating Petrarch in early modern Britain gathers twelve essays by international scholars focusing on the translation of Petrarch’s vernacular verse (Canzoniere and Triumphi) into English, from the Tudor age to the mid-seventeenth century (and beyond). Approaching translation as an interpretive process, but also a mode of literary emulation and cultural engagement with Petrarch’s prestigious precedent, the collection explores the complex and interconnected trajectories of both poetic works in English and Scottish literary milieux. While situating each translation in its distinct historical, material, and literary context, the essays trace the reception of Petrarch’s works in early modern Britain through the combined processes of linguistic and metric innovation, literary imitation, musical adaptation and cultural and material ‘domestication’. The collection sheds light on the origins and development of early modern English Petrarchism as part of wider transnational – and indeed, translational―European literary culture. --.Author: Belle, Marie-Alice,editor,Raimondo, Riccardo,editor,Venturi, Francesco,editor Contributors: Belle, Marie-Alice,editor,Raimondo, Riccardo,editor,Venturi, Francesco,editor Binding: hardcover Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Published/Release Date: 5 Aug 2025 Format: Hardback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Manchester University Press Author/Director/Artist: Marie-Alice Belle Dimension (cm): 234x156x21 mm Package Dimension (cm): 21x234x156 mm Item Weight (g): 686 Package Weight (g): 671