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Lyric Poetry. Etna (I Tatti Renaissance Library)
Mary P. Chatfield (Ed.)
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Description for Lyric Poetry. Etna (I Tatti Renaissance Library)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chatfield, Mary P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Pietro Bembo (1470-1547), scholar and critic, was one of the most admired Latinists of his day. After some years at the court of Urbino, where he exchanged Platonic love letters with Lucrezia Borgia, he moved to Rome and served as secretary to Leo X (1513-1520). Later he retired to Padua and a life of letters. He was made a cardinal in 1539. The poems in this volume come from all periods of his life and reflect both his erudition and his wide-ranging friendships. This verse edition is the first time they have been translated into English. This volume also includes ... Read more
Pietro Bembo (1470-1547), scholar and critic, was one of the most admired Latinists of his day. After some years at the court of Urbino, where he exchanged Platonic love letters with Lucrezia Borgia, he moved to Rome and served as secretary to Leo X (1513-1520). Later he retired to Padua and a life of letters. He was made a cardinal in 1539. The poems in this volume come from all periods of his life and reflect both his erudition and his wide-ranging friendships. This verse edition is the first time they have been translated into English. This volume also includes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
The I Tatti Renaissance Library
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674017122
SKU
V9780674017122
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About Mary P. Chatfield (Ed.)
Mary P. Chatfield is the former Head of the Classics Department at the Commonwealth School, Boston. Betty Radice (1912-1985) was Editor of Penguin Classics.
Reviews for Lyric Poetry. Etna (I Tatti Renaissance Library)
The Loeb Classical Library... has been of incalculable benefit to generations of scholars... It seems certain that the I Tatti Renaissance Library will serve a similar purpose for Renaissance Latin texts, and that, in addition to its obvious academic value, it will facilitate a broadening base of participation in Renaissance Studies... These books are to be lauded not only for ... Read more