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  1. Petrarch the Poet (Routledge Revivals)
    1. Peter , Hainsworth

    Petrarch the Poet (Routledge Revivals)

    In this critical and historical interpretation of Petrarch's major Italian work, the collection of poems he called the Rerum vulgarium fagmenta, Peter Hainsworth presents Petrarch as a poet of outstanding sophistication and seriousness, occupied with issues which are still central to debates about poetry and language. In the Rerum vulgarium fragmenta Petrarch reformed the received Italian tradition, creating a new kind of lyric poetry. In particular, he found solutions to the intellectual, linguistic and imaginative problems which Dante's Divine Comedy posed for the succeeding generation of poets. Petrarch the Poet illumines the complexities of Petrarch's poetic vision, which is simultaneously a form of autobiographical narrative, a poetic encyclopaedia and a meditation on the nature of poetry. The book will appeal to Italian specialists, to those interested in European poetry of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and also to readers interested generally in the nature and function of poetry.

    € 74,50
  2. Dark Heart
    1. Nick Davies

    Dark Heart

    The Story of a Journey into an Undiscovered Britain

    'This all began quite unexpectedly one rainy autumn evening a couple of years ago in a fairground near to the centre of Nottingham...' In amongst the bright lights and bumper cars, Nick Davies noticed two boys, no more than twelve years old, oddly detached from the fun of the scene.

    € 23,50
  3. Dante
    1. Peter Hainsworth
    2. David Robey

    Dante

    A Very Short Introduction

    This Very Short Introduction examines all the major aspects of Dante's work, emphasizing the features that have made him such an important point of reference for modern writers and their readers. Exploring and explaining The Divine Comedy, they also discuss his life and poetry as well as issues of truth, humanity, politics, and religion.

    € 13,95
  4. The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature

    The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature

    This reference work on Italian literature provides clear, up-to-date assessments of Italy's writers, famous and not so famous, from 1200 to 2000, whether they wrote in Italian, dialect, or Latin, together with vital background information on historical events, regional culture, and the other arts.

    € 322,50
  5. Petrarch in Britain

    Petrarch in Britain

    Interpreters, Imitators, and Translators over 700 years

    This volume surveys of Petrarch's literary legacy in Britain. It explores a number of key topics: Petrarch's analysis of the self; his dialogue with other classical and Italian authors; Petrarchism and anti-Petrarchism in Renaissance Italy; Petrarchism in England and Scotland; and his modern legacy in both Italy and Britain.

    € 110,95
  6. The Walls of Illusion

    The Walls of Illusion

    Sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll--writings from the psychedelic era by the people who lived it.

    € 14,50