The Site of Petrarchism: Early Modern National Sentiment in Italy, France, and England

Contents

vii Acknowledgments ix Notes on Sources xi Introduction: Fore Sites 1 one Petrarch and the Site of Petrarchism in Italy 1 Petrarch as Commentator: The Search for Italy 23 2 Petrarchan Totems and Political Taboos 37 3 Amor and Patria: Citing Petrarch in Florence and Naples 54 t wo Du Bellay and the Site of Petrarchism in France 4 Du Bellay and the Language of Empire: The Deffence et illustration 77 5 Totems for Defense: Du Bellay and Marot 94 6 Illustrations of Taboo: Du Bellay, Héroët, Saint-Gelais, Scève 115 7 Mon semblable, mon frère: Du Bellay and Ronsard 138 three The Sidneys and Wroth: The Site of Petrarchism in England 8 Courtly and Anti-Courtly Sidneian Identities 163 9 Family Narratives: The Transitional Space of Petrarchism 181 10 An Apology for Uncles: Philip Sidney’s Defence of Poetry 198 Contents 11 Prosthetic Gods: The Liberties of Astrophil and Pamphilia 215 12 Byblis and the Bible: Incest, Endogamy, and Mary Wroth 233 Conclusion: Far Sites, Father Sites, Farther Sites 251 Notes 263 Primary Sources Cited 367 Index 373 Contents ...