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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 a 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.

Language: English

Pages: 242

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance Studies

Release: January 01, 1997

ISBN: 0807892602

ISBN 13: 9780807892602

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

0/5 ( ratings)

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 a 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.

Language: English

Pages: 242

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance Studies

Release: January 01, 1997

ISBN: 0807892602

ISBN 13: 9780807892602

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