At Rhino.
Teaser quote: It should bother you that these are Petrarch’s deathbed poems, his last word on Laura, himself, and the rest of it. It should bother you that these poems exercised a special appeal among early female translators, including Mary Sidney (yes, her) and Queen Elizabeth I. And it might put a fire under your ass, just me summarizing the thing’s structure. ’Cuz it sounds kind of cool….
