Totems for Defence and Illustration of Taboo: Sites of Petrarchism in Renaissance Europe: Bernardo Lecture Series, No. 8

The book explores how critical annotations in early printed editions of Petrarch's Rime sparse shaped the interpretation and appreciation of his vernacular poetry during the Renaissance. It highlights the influence of these comments on the reception of Petrarch's work, illustrating the interplay between textual criticism and literary appreciation in a pivotal cultural period.