Attention has been paid to the regime of allusions that allows Ronsard to express certain wishes that are foreign to the Petrarchan code. The use of fable allows him to speak, under the veil of myth, about his desire for young boys and to show some reserve in the face of certain feminine initiatives: would he not wish, like Endymion, to sometimes be struck with lethargy while a Selene caresses him without waking him? And he can also give voice to his feminine side, which makes him dream of “giving birth to a flower.”
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques