E-grāmata: Shadow of Dante in French Renaissance Lyric: Sceve's "e;Delie"e;

This book presents an interpretation of Maurice Scčves lyric sequence Délie, object de plus haulte vertu (Lyon, 1544) in literary relation to the Vita nuova, Commedia, and other works of Dante Alighieri. Dantes subtle influence on Scčve is elucidated in depth for the first time, augmenting the allusions in Délie to the Canzoniere of Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). Scčves sequence of dense, epigrammatic dizains is considered to be an early example, prior to the Pléiade poets, of French Renaissance imitation of Petrarchs vernacular poetry, in a time when imitatio was an established literary practice, signifying the poets participation in a tradition. While the Canzoniere is an important source for Scčves Délie, both works are part of a poetic lineage that includes Occitan troubadours, Guinizzelli, Cavalcanti, and Dante. The book situates Dante as a relevant predecessor and source for Scčve, and examines anew the Petrarchan label for Délie. Compelling poetic affinities emerge between Dante and Scčve that do not correlate with Petrarch.