"SCRIVO SOL PER SFOGAR L'INTERNA DOGLIA": A STUDY OF THE SONNETS OF THE "MARQUESA DE PESCARA", VITTORIA COLONNA, IN THE FLOW OF THE PETRARCHIST TRADITION

• Grant number: 24/20706-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2025
• End date: May 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Modern Foreign Literatures
• Principal Investigator: Francisco Claudio Alves Marques
• Grantee: Gabriela Nogueira de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims to include the poetry of Vittoria Colonna (1490-1547), Michelangelo's muse, in Petrarchism, an Italian literary movement that appeared in the 15th century and continued until the 17th century, and consisted of imitating Petrarch's love poetry. The analysis will focus on thematic and stylistic aspects, seeking to understand how the Petrarchan tradition influenced the poetic production of the Italian Renaissance and more specifically, that of Colonna. The project also aims to provide a new perspective on the work of one of the most active female figures on the Italian literary scene in the context of the Renaissance, not only inscribing her in the Petrarchan poetic tradition, but highlighting her lyrical singularities.