{"product_id":"9780807892602","title":"The Poetics of Inconstancy: Etienne Durand and the End of Renaissance Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe transformation of Late Petrarchism from earlier stages reflects a profound shift in cultural values—a 'crisis of the Renaissance' that generated new perspectives in poetic theory and practice. Broadly, this book identifies a distinctive 'poetics of inconstancy' that came to the fore at the end of the sixteenth century and pervaded the love verse of the age. At the same time, as a study based on the inductive method, the book takes as its point of departure a single poet: Etienne Durand. Because of his frequently anthologized 'Stances a l'Inconstance,' Durand is often singled out as 'the poet of inconstancy.' This study, however, identifies the theme of universal change as a hallmark of Durand's contemporaries as well—a signal of a stylistic revolution that heralded the end of Renaissance verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031147036912,"sku":"9780807892602","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807892602_p0.jpg?v=1763740287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807892602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}