"Far away from Europe and far from its wars", in the midst of ongoing conflicts in 16th century Europe, Ronsard was yearning to escape. He invited his friends to leave with him and sail westward to the Fortunate Islands. The "Byrd of America", bottom left, is inspired by the Oxburg Hangings Mary Stuart embroidered while captive. Oil on canvas, 60 x 28 inches, 2023.
#pierrederonsard #renaissancepoetry #ilesfortunees #16thcentury #marystuart #oxburghangings #oilpainting #fredericlere

I'm happy to announce that two papers of mine were published today. One is about #Premodern #Croatian #literature and the #VenetianPress, where I establish a new historical category of a reader by assignment. The other one concerns the image of #learnedwomen and #womenauthors in Ragusan and Dalmatian #renaissancepoetry in Italian😁

Have a look at them on my Academia.edu page: sns.academia.edu/BornaTreska

The whole Saint Lucy's Day poem is reproduced in our ancient Tumblr Advent Calendar. https://nyrbclassics.tumblr.com/post/135735852252/an-nyrb-advent-day-22-a-nocturnal-upon-st

#saintlucy #wintersolstice #johndonne #renaissancepoetry #johnwilliams