'Ad modum floris': Petrarch’s Narcissus between the Rerum vulgarium fragmenta and Triumphi

This article analyses Petrarch's treatment of Narcissus in his vernacular poetry, focusing on his inclusion of an aspect of the myth not usually found in medieval vernacular rewritings of Ovid's Metamorphoses: the flower which seals Narcissus's metamorphosis. Setting Petrarch's f...

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Main Author: Southerden, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Modern Humanities Research Association 2024