Petrarch's Canzoniere - Scattered Rhymes in a New Verse Translation

PETRARCH FOR THE MODERN EAR, by the translator of a Dante edition that 'ranks with the very best available in English'.
Francesco Petrarch’s Canzoniere (translated in English as ‘Scattered Rhymes’) is a collection of 14th century poems famed for their exploration of love, grief, spirituality and nature. Peter Thornton's accessible new translation brings Petrarch to the 21st century in direct, rhymed, English verse - for academics and poetry enthusiasts alike.
Written over the course of forty years (approximately between 1328-1368), Petrarch's various poems often come back to Laura. He adores her in life and after her early death. His Canzoniere also serves as a valuable contemporary insight into 14th century religion and Christendom. Petrarch’s work is one of civilization’s most immaculate achievements. Peter Thornton provides non-intrusive, insightful commentary and guidance through the text.

About the author

A poet laureate of Rome, many claim Petrarch's work as kickstarting the Renaissance. Much of his writing was in Latin, but his sequence of poems in the vernacular, triggered by the sight of a young woman named Laura, became a foundation of modern Italian. Laura did not
return the poet's love, but  Petrarch stayed true even after Laura’s early death. Laura inspired the 366
poems that make up this world classic, Canzoniere. Petrarch died in his seventies in 1374,
and was writing and revising his sonnets into his last years.

Summary

A new verse translation of the poems of Petrarch, tanslated from the Italian. A world classic.

Product details

• Authors: Francesco Petrarch
• Assisted by: Thornton Peter (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 10.01.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781909954335
• ISBN: 978-1-909954-33-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Ancient, classical & mediaeval texts, FICTION / World Literature / Italy