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9%OFFFrancesco Petrarca - Petrarch: The Canzoniere, or Rerum vulgarium fragmenta - 9780253213174 - V9780253213174
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Petrarch: The Canzoniere, or Rerum vulgarium fragmenta

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"Mark Musa, in editing and translating Petrarch's Canzoniere, has performed a wonderful service to the English-speaking reader. Here, in one volume, are included the poet's own selection of the best lyric verse he wrote throughout his life, accompanied by brief but useful notes . . . " —Chronicles

"As well as skillful and fluent verse renderings of the 366 lyrics that make up this milestone in the development of Western poetic tradition, Musa offers copious and up-to-date annotation to each poem . . . along with a substantial, sensitive, and intelligent introduction that is genuinely helpful for the first-time reader and ... Read more

The 366 poems of Petrarch's Canzoniere represent one of the most influential works in Western literature. Varied in form, style, and subject matter, these "scattered rhymes" contains metaphors and conceits that have been absorbed into the literature and language of love. In this bilingual edition, Mark Musa provides verse translations, annotations, and an introduction co-authored with Barbara Manfredi.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253213174
SKU
V9780253213174
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Francesco Petrarca
MARK MUSA, Distinguished Professor of Italian at Indiana University, is well known for his translations of the Italian classics, including the works of Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli. He is editor of Dante's Inferno: The Indiana Critical Edition. BARBARA MANFREDI, an independent researcher, has pursued a lifelong interest in radical poets, with a current focus on Dante.

Reviews for Petrarch: The Canzoniere, or Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
"Mark Musa, in editing and translating Petrarch's Canzoniere, has performed a wonderful service to the English-speaking reader. Here, in one volume, are included the poet's own selection of the best lyric verse he wrote throughout his life, accompanied by brief but useful notes ... " - Chronicles "As well as skillful and fluent verse renderings of the 366 lyrics that ... Read more

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