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

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

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: 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