'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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Language: | English |
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Modern Humanities Research Association
2024
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