The Poetics of Inconstancy: Etienne Durand and the End of Renaissance Verse: 256 (North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures) - Softcover

Hoyt Rogers (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807892602 ISBN 13: 9780807892602

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1998

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Hoyt Rogers is professor of comparative literature at the Catholic University of Santo Domingo.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807892602
• ISBN 13: 9780807892602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242