Petrarch and His Legacies

This book gathers cutting-edge articles by prominent scholars reflecting on Petrarchs poetry and his long legacy, from the Renaissance to the present day. The scholars engaged in this volume read Petrarch in the context of his own world and with a variety of theoretical and critical approaches, never overlooking the opportunity for an interdisciplinary reading that combines poetry and visual arts. The volume includes scholars from the United States and Europe (Italy, in particular), thus offering the opportunity to compare different theoretical approaches. The articles in the second half of the volume celebrate Petrarchs legacies beyond the historically fundamental Renaissance Petrarchism, while exploring the presence of Petrarchs poetry in several cultural realities. The scholars also read Petrarch with necessary attention to new disciplines such as digital humanities. The richness of the volume lies in these innovative perusals of Petrarchs works not only through the critical lens of dedicated scholars, but also through their readings of artists who throughout the centuries appreciated and revived Petrarchs poetry in their own literary endeavors.