Petrarch's Lyric Poems: The Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics / Edition 1

by Francesco Petrarch, Robert M. Durling

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674663480
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	05/15/1979
Series:	Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction

What People are Saying About This

The translations are extremely readable, and their juxtaposition to the original makes the work a valuable tool for the reader whose knowledge of Italian may be less than perfect.

Joseph A. Barber

The translations are extremely readable, and their juxtaposition to the original makes the work a valuable tool for the reader whose knowledge of Italian may be less than perfect.
— Joseph A. Barber, MLN

Editorial Reviews

The translations are extremely readable, and their juxtaposition to the original makes the work a valuable tool for the reader whose knowledge of Italian may be less than perfect.

Joseph A. Barber