A consideration of Petrarch's influence on, and appearance in, French texts - and in particular, his appropriation by the Avignonese.

Introduction: Local History, Local Stories
Complete Translations of Petrarch's Canzoniere
Partial Translations of Petrarch's Canzoniere
Finding Laura in the Triumphi and Petrarch's Latin Works
Petrarch and Avignon: The Fate of the Sine nomine and RVF 136-8
Petrarch in Poetry
The Novelization of Petrarch
Conclusion: Petrarch and Patriotism
Appendix 1: A Chronological Survey of Translations of Petrarch's Italian Poetry [the Canzoniere and Triumphi] between 1764 and 1903 in France
Appendix 2: Translations of the Opening Stanza of RVF 126 from Voltaire [1756] to Brisset [1903]
Bibliography