Petrarch’s Lyric Poems: The Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics

Durling’s edition of Petrarch’s poems has become the standard. Readers have praised the translation of the authoritative text as graceful and accurate, conveying a real understanding of what this difficult poet is saying. The literalness of the prose translation makes this book especially useful to students who lack a full command of Italian.

• | Author: Francesco Petrarch, Robert M. Durling
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 19, 2005
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674663480
• | ISBN-10: 0674663489