Petrarchan love and the Continental Renaissance

In this stimulating look at the international phenomenon of Petrarch´s poetry, Gordon Braden focuses on materials in languages other than English -Italian, French, and Spanish, with brief citations from Croatian and Cypriot Greek, among others. Braden closely examines Petrarch´s theme of love for an imposible object of desire, a theme that captivated and inspired across centuries, societies, and languages.