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Canzoniere: Selected Poems

by Francesco Petrarca, Anthony Mortimer
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Sonnets forging immortal ardor amid grief.

If you're drawn to the raw emotions of unrequited love and the complex interplay between spiritual growth and personal anguish, Petrarch’s "Canzoniere" offers a timeless journey. Its exploration of love, loss, and the poet's inner turmoil set against the backdrop of medieval spirituality makes it a profound read that resonates with the human experience across centuries.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Canzoniere: Selected Poems

by Francesco Petrarca, Anthony Mortimer
Save up to 37%
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ISBN: 9780140448160
Authors: Francesco Petrarca, Anthony Mortimer
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2002-10-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Poetry
Related Topics: Classics, Classic Literature, Literature, Poetry
Goodreads rating: 3.88
(rated by 925 readers)

Description

This is a translation of 60 poems from Petrarch's Canzoniere, readable as English verse but also faithful to Petrarchan technique and structure, with a mixture of full rhyme and half-rhymes. The selection includes poetry from the first and second parts of the Canzoniere (known as in vita and in mote) and includes samples of all the various forms - the dominant sonnet and canzone, and also the sestina and the madrigal, as well as the love poetry.
 

Sonnets forging immortal ardor amid grief.

If you're drawn to the raw emotions of unrequited love and the complex interplay between spiritual growth and personal anguish, Petrarch’s "Canzoniere" offers a timeless journey. Its exploration of love, loss, and the poet's inner turmoil set against the backdrop of medieval spirituality makes it a profound read that resonates with the human experience across centuries.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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