Selected Poetry of Pier Paolo Pasolini

Most people outside Italy know Pier Paolo Pasolini for his films, many of which began as literary works - Arabian Nights, The Gospel According to Matthew, and The Canterbury Tales among them. The author presents poems from every period of Pasolini's poetic oeuvre. In doing so, he gives readers a more complete picture of the poet.

About the author

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) was an Italian film director, writer, and intellectual. Stephen Sartarelli has translated widely from French and Italian.

Summary

Most people outside Italy know Pier Paolo Pasolini for his films, many of which began as literary works - Arabian Nights, The Gospel According to Matthew, and The Canterbury Tales among them. The author presents poems from every period of Pasolini's poetic oeuvre. In doing so, he gives readers a more complete picture of the poet.

Product details

• Authors: James Ivory, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pasolini Pier Paolo, Stephen Sartarelli
• Assisted by: Stephen Sartarelli (Editor), Ivory James (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2014
• EAN: 9780226648446
• ISBN: 978-0-226-64844-6
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 237 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets