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Poetics of Inconstancy : Etienne Durand and the End of Renaissance Verse

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The transformation of Late Petrarchism from earlier stages reflects a profound shift in cultural values -- a 'crisis of the Renaissance' that generated new perspectives in poetic theory and practice. Broadly, this book identifies a distinctive 'poetics of inconstancy' that came to the fore at the end of the sixteenth century and pervaded the love verse of the age. At the same time, as a study based on the inductive method, the book takes as its point of departure a single poet: Etienne Durand. Because of his frequently anthologized 'Stances à l'Inconstance, ' Durand is often singled out as 'the poet of inconstancy.' This study, however, identifies the theme of universal change as a hallmark of Durand's contemporaries as well -- a signal of a stylistic revolution that heralded the end of Renaissance verse.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780807892602
  • ISBN-10: 0807892602
  • Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
  • Publish Date: January 1997
  • Dimensions: 9.12 x 5.94 x 0.72 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.01 pounds
  • Page Count: 242

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