| Petrarch's Lyric Poems: The Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics Revised Edition Contributor(s): Petrarch, Francesco (Author), Durling, Robert M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674663489 ISBN-13: 9780674663480 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $25.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1979 Annotation: For teachers and students of Petrarch, Durling's edition of the poems has become the standard one. Readers have praised the translation as both graceful and accurate, conveying a real understanding of what this difficult poet is saying. The literalness of the prose translation makes this beautiful book especially useful to students who lack a full command of Italian. And students reading the verse in the original will find here an authoritative text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | European - Italian - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 851.1 |
| LCCN: 76003716 |
| Series: Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.5" W x 9.1" (1.85 lbs) 672 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For teachers and students of Petrarch, Robert M. Durling's edition of the poems has become the standard one. Readers have praised the translation as both graceful and accurate, conveying a real understanding of what this difficult poet is saying. The literalness of the prose translation makes this beautiful book especially useful to students who lack a full command of Italian. And students reading the verse in the original will find here an authoritative text. |