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.
Author: Dante Alighieri
Publisher: Alma Books
Published: 02/01/2017
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
ISBN13: 9781847496881
ISBN10: 1847496881
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | Italian
- Poetry | Medieval
Author: Dante Alighieri
Publisher: Alma Books
Published: 02/01/2017
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
ISBN13: 9781847496881
ISBN10: 1847496881
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | Italian
- Poetry | Medieval
About the Author
Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.