Fr. 136.00

Sonnets for Michelangelo - A Bilingual Edition

English · Hardback

Shipping usually within 1 to 3 weeks (not available at short notice)

Description

Read more

The most published and lauded woman writer of early sixteenth-century Italy, Vittoria Colonna (1490-1547) in effect defined what was the "acceptable" face of female authorship for her time. Hailed by the generation's leading male "literati" as an equal, she was praised both for her impeccable command of Petrarchan style and for the unimpeachable chastity and piety of the persona she promoted through her literary works.This book presents for the very first time a body of Colonna's verse that reveals much about her poetic aims and outlook, while also casting new light on one of the most famous friendships of the age. "Sonnets for Michelangelo," originally presented in manuscript form to her close friend Michelangelo Buonarroti as a personal gift, illustrates the striking beauty and originality of Colonna's mature lyric voice and distinguishes her as a poetic innovator who would be widely imitated by female writers in Italy and Europe in the sixteenth century. After three centuries of relative neglect, this new edition promises to restore Colonna to her rightful place at the forefront of female cultural production in the Renaissance. Zusammenfassung The most published and lauded woman writer of early sixteenth-century Italy, Vittoria Colonna (1490-1547) in effect defined what was the "acceptable" face of female authorship for her time.

Product details

Authors Vittoria Colonna, Vittoria/ Brundin Colonna, Colonna Vittoria
Assisted by Abigail Brundin (Translation), Brundin Abigail (Translation)
Publisher University Of Chicago Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 15.06.2005
 
EAN 9780226113913
ISBN 978-0-226-11391-3
No. of pages 344
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
Series Other Voice in Early Modern Eu
Other Voice in Early Modern Eu
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series
Subjects Fiction > Poetry, drama

POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Italian, Poetry / poems by individual poets

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.