Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Historical Context and Poetic Form 26
7. Chapter 2. Temporality and Desire (Rvf 22–100) 47
8. Chapter 3. The Language of Tears (Rvf 92–122) 84
9. Chapter 4. In fresca riva: Landscape and History (Rvf 125–183) 114
10. Chapter 5. The Penitent Lover (Rvf 184–263) 141
11. Chapter 6. Songs of Grief and Lamentation (Rvf 264–318) 166
12. Chapter 7. Songs of Consecration (Rvf 319–366) 190
13. Conclusion 216
14. Notes 229
15. Bibliography 303
16. Index 323