Petrarch and the Textual Origins of Interpretation (Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition)

This volume addresses one of the most far-reaching aspects of Petrarch research and interpretation: the essential interplay between Petrarch s texts and their material preparation and reception. The essays look at various facets of the interaction between Petrarchan philology and hermeneutics, working from the premise that in Petrarch s work philological issues are so authorially driven that we cannot in fact read or interpret him without understanding the relevant philological issues and reapplying them in our critical approach to his works. To read and interpret Petrarch we must come to grips with the fundamentals of Petrarchan philology. This volume aims to show how a Petrarchan hermeneutics must be based on an understanding of Petrarchan philology." This Volume Addresses One Of The Most Far-reaching Aspects Of Petrarch Research And Interpretation: The Essential Interplay Between Petrarch's Texts And Their Material Preparation And Reception. The Essays Examine Various Facets Of The Interaction Between Petrarchan Philology And Hermeneutics, Working From The Premise That In Petrarch's Work Philological Issues Are So Authorially Driven That We Cannot In Fact Read Or Interpret Him Without Understanding The Relevant Material And Philological Issues And Reapplying Them In Our Critical Approach To His Works. To Read And Interpret Petrarch We Must Come To Grips With The Fundamentals Of Petrarchan Philology And The History Of Its Applications. This Volume Aims To Show How A Petrarchan Hermeneutics Must Be Based On An Understanding Of Petrarchan Philology.--jacket. Edited By Teodolinda Barolini And H. Wayne Storey. Conference Held At The Italian Academy At Columbia University On December 10, 2004. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-261) And Index. Content: Contributors Introduction (Teodolinda Barolini) A Note on the Application of PetrarchanTextual Cultures (H. Wayne Storey) Chapter One Petrarch at the Crossroads of Hermeneutics and Philology: Editorial Lapses, Narrative Impositions, and Wilkins' Doctrine of the Nine Forms of the Rerum vulgarium fragmenta (Teodolinda Baro Chapter Two Infaticabile maestro: Ernest Hatch Wilkins and the Manuscripts of Petrarch's Canzoniere (Germaine Warkentin) Chapter Three Doubting Petrarca's Last Words: Erasure in MS Vaticano Latino 3195 (H. Wayne Storey).