person
Laura (of Petrarch)
Laura
also: Laura de Noves
The idealized beloved of Petrarch's Canzoniere (likely Laura de Noves, 1310–1348); here invoked by Endre in conversation with the historical Petrarch as a figure for the entire category of poetic feeling.
Reading notes
- Andrew of Naples §4 Laura
The idealized beloved of Petrarch's Canzoniere, likely Laura de Noves (1310–1348); Endre's description of Laura as 'a sea in which immeasurable treasures lie stored' signals his respect for poetic feeling even while he subordinates it to practical action.