Love Poems Contributor(s): Alighieri, Dante (Author), Mortimer, Anthony (Translator), Nichols, J. G. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1847496881 ISBN-13: 9781847496881 Publisher: Alma Books OUR PRICE: $9.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - Italian - Poetry | Medieval |
Dewey: 851.1 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.48 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Dante is known to most readers outside Italy for his gritty descriptions of the Inferno, but there is another, gentler side to his poetry, which found expression throughout his career in verses that made him, together with his friend Guido Cavalcanti, the leading love poet of his generation. From the ballads and rime of his youth to the heart-rending lyrics written on the death of Beatrice and the more sober, philosophical canzoni of his later years, this volume provides the only English edition of the great Florentine's complete love poems, in brilliant verse translations by Dante specialists J.G. Nichols and Anthony Mortimer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alighieri, Dante: - Dante Alighieri (c.1265-1321) is the author of The Divine Comedy, a masterpiece of world literature. |