The Complete Poems of Michelangelo

There is no artist more celebrated than Michelangelo. Yet the magnificence of his achievements as a visual artist often overshadow his devotion to poetry. Michelangelo used poetry to express what was too personal to display in sculpture or painting. John Frederick Nims has brought the entire body of Michelangelo's verse, from the artist's ardent twenties to his anguished and turbulent eighties, to life in English in this unprecedented collection. The result is a tantalizing glimpse into a most fascinating mind.

About the author

John Frederick Nims (1913-1999) was the author of eight books of poetry, including Knowledge of the Evening, which was nominated for a National Book Award. Among his many translations is The Poems of Saint John of the Cross, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Summary

Often overshadowed by the magnificence of his achievements as a visual artist is Michelangelo's devotion to poetry. Here is a collection of his poetic works translated to capture all the pathos, complexity, and ardor of both his language and his poetic temperament.

Product details

• Authors: Michelangelo Buonarroti, Michelangelo, Buonarroti Michelangelo, John Frederick Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Assisted by: John Frederick Nims (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2000
• EAN: 9780226080307
• ISBN: 978-0-226-08030-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets