Petrarch and the masks of ancient characters

Cecilia Gibellini

Petrarch and the masks of ancient characters

Titolo tradotto del contributo: Petrarca e le maschere degli antichi

Cecilia Gibellini

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo su rivista › Articolo di review › peer review

Abstract

Analisi dell'autoritratto di Petrarca, con particolare riferimento alle Familiares, e all'evoluzione delle sue forme e dei modelli a cui l'autore si assimila

Titolo tradotto del contributo	Petrarca e le maschere degli antichi
Lingua originale	Inglese
pagine (da-a)	3-28
Numero di pagine	26
Rivista	Critica Letteraria
Volume	43
Numero di pubblicazione	166
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2015
Pubblicato esternamente	Sì

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Petrarch and the masks of ancient characters

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