Rhymes of Love (Legas Italian Poetry in Translation)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1881901556 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The translator is a professor of Italian at Central Connecticut State University and she has published extensively on Italian literature. . author of La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) is one of the greatest Italian poets of the late Renaissance. This is the first translation of his complete love poems in English. Torquato Tasso
One of two indispensible modern editions of these influential Renaissance lyrics Albert MacSwigart This is a useful translation of poems difficult for non-Italian readers to access. Interestingly, it appeared in the same year as Max Wickert's version of Tasso's LOVE POEMS FOR LUCREZIA BENDIDIO, also available on amazon.com. There is considerable overlap between the two volumes. Both contain facing Italian texts and English translations, except that Wickert's versions are rhymed (rather elegantly). Introductory material and footnotes
It contains and introduction and the Italian text faces the English translation on the opposite page.. This is a translation of Torquato Tasso's Rime d'amore, introduced and translated into English verse by Maria Pastore Passaro
. The translator is a professor of Italian at Central Connecticut State University and she has published extensively on Italian literature. About the Author Torquato Tasso. author of La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) is one of the greatest Italian poets of the late Renaissance. This is the first translation of his complete love poems in English