Joy and Mourning Contributor(s): Ruffilli, Paolo (Author), Daly, Pdraig J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1904556698 ISBN-13: 9781904556695 Publisher: Dedalus Press OUR PRICE: $13.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: This is a reissue of Italian poet Paolo Ruffilli's long poem La gioia e il lutto, in a dual-language edition, Italian and English, with a translation by Irish poet and Augustinian priest Pdraig J. Daly. The poem uses a form traditional in both Irish and Italian poetry, where it goes back to Jacapone da Todi and beyond, in which various people comment on the agony and death of Christ, in order to shed light on the suffering and dying of a young man from AIDS. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - Italian - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
Dewey: 851.914 |
Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.37 lbs) 124 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
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Publisher Description: This is a reissue of Italian poet Paolo Ruffilli's long poem La gioia e il lutto, in a dual-language edition, Italian and English, with a translation by Irish poet and Augustinian priest P draig J. Daly. The poem uses a form traditional in both Irish and Italian poetry, where it goes back to Jacapone da Todi and beyond, in which various people comment on the agony and death of Christ, in order to shed light on the suffering and dying of a young man from AIDS. |