by Robert M. Durling (Author)
For teachers and students of Petrarch, Durling's edition of the poems has become the standard one. Readers have praised the translation as both graceful and accurate, conveying a real under standing of what this difficult poet is saying.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 624
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 01 Jul 1976
ISBN 10: 0674663489
ISBN 13: 9780674663480
Book Overview: The translations are extremely readable, and their juxtaposition to the original makes the work a valuable tool for the reader whose knowledge of Italian may be less than perfect. -- Joseph A. Barber, MLN