by David R . Slavitt (Author), Francesco Petrarch (Author)
In Petrarch's hands, lyric verse was transformed from an expression of courtly devotion into a way of conversing with one's own heart and mind. David Slavitt renders the sonnets in Il Canzoniere, along with the shorter madrigals and ballate, in a sparkling and engaging idiom and in rhythm and rhyme that do justice to Petrarch's achievement.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 340
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 17 Feb 2012
ISBN 10: 0674062167
ISBN 13: 9780674062160