Canzoniere - A New Translation

Petrarch's Canzoniere stands as one of the greatest and most influential collections of love poetry ever written. Expressing his unrequited devotion for Laura-with whom the young poet fell in love at first sight-the Canzoniere explores the tension between Petrarch's earthly desire and his spiritual longing for divine grace. In this monumental translation, the project of a lifetime, renowned poet A.M. Juster preserves the original text's formal elegance, honoring Petrarch's rhyme and meter while also capturing the profound religious and philosophical undertones that imbue the work. Unlike earlier translations that framed the Canzoniere as mere "troubadour poetry," this version highlights its classical roots and modern sensibility. Juster, a celebrated poet and translator, brings Petrarch's vision to life with precision and grace, offering a rendition that is both faithful to the original and eminently accessible to contemporary readers.

A propos de l'auteur

A.M. Juster is the nom de plume of poet, translator, and critic Michael J. Astrue. His first book of poetry, The Secret Language of Women, won the 2002 Richard Wilbur Award. He has also won the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award three times as well as the Willis Barnstone Translation Prize. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, Astrue had a long career in the federal government, where he worked in senior positions for four presidents. From 2007 to 2013, he was commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Petrarch
• Collaboration: A M Juster (Traduction), A.M. Juster (Traduction)
• Edition: W. W. Norton & Company
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 07.04.2026
• EAN: 9781324096498
• ISBN: 978-1-324-09649-8
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, Italy, POETRY / Medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Medieval style, Classic poetry / poems