Latin Poetry

In Latin Poetry, the erudite and playful works of one of Italy's greatest poets, Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), are translated into English for the first time. This I Tatti edition provides a newly collated Latin text and offers unique insight into the formation of one of the Renaissance's foremost vernacular writers.

About the author

Dennis Looney is Director of Programs and Director of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages at the Modern Language Association after many years as Professor of French and Italian at the University of Pittsburgh.D. Mark Possanza is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh.

Summary

In Latin Poetry, the erudite and playful works of one of Italy’s greatest poets, Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533), are translated into English for the first time. This I Tatti edition provides a newly collated Latin text and offers unique insight into the formation of one of the Renaissance’s foremost vernacular writers.

Product details

• Authors: Lodovico Ariosto, Ludovico Ariosto
• Assisted by: Dennis Looney (Editor), D Mark Possanza (Editor), Dennis Looney (Translation), D Mark Possanza (Translation), D. Mark Possanza (Translation), Looney Dennis (Editor and translation), D. Mark Possanza (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9780674977174
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97717-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library; The I Tatti Renaissance Library; Tatti Renaissance Library (HUP) CONTINS PASS TO - [e-mail]
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / European / Italian, Poetry by individual poets, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Poetry / poems by individual poets