The first comprehensive English translation and commentary on Dante's early verse to be published in almost fifty years, *Dante's Lyric Poetry* includes all the poems written by the young Dante Aligheri between c. 1283 and c. 1292. Essays by Teodolinda Barolini guide the reader through the new verse translations by Richard Lansing, illuminating Dante's transformation from a young courtly poet into the writer of the vast and visionary *Commedia*.Barolini's commentary exposes Dante's lyric poems as early articulations of many of the ideas in the *Commedia*, including the philosophy and psychology of desire and its role as motor of all human activity, the quest for vision and transcendence, the frustrating search for justice on earth, and the transgression of boundaries in society and poetry. A wide-ranging and intelligent examination of one of the most important poets in the Western tradition, this book will be of interest to scholars and poetry-lovers alike.Wörter : 165301

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Dante's Lyric Poetry: Poems Of Youth And Of The 'vita Nuova' (lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)

Dante Alighieri; Teodolinda Barolini; Richard H Lansing; Andrew Frisardi

Dante Alighieri , 1265-1321 (author.)

Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library series, Toronto, 2014

Canada - English Language, Canada

2014-09-24

1, 2014

The First Comprehensive English Translation And Commentary On Dante's Early Verse To Be Published In Almost Fifty Years, Dante's Lyric Poetry Includes All The Poems Written By The Young Dante Aligheri Between C. 1283 And C. 1292. Essays By Teodolinda Barolini Guide The Reader Through The New Verse Translations By Richard Lansing, Illuminating Dante's Transformation From A Young Courtly Poet Into The Writer Of The Vast And Visionary Commedia. Barolini's Commentary Exposes Dante's Lyric Poems As Early Articulations Of Many Of The Ideas In The Commedia, Including The Philosophy And Psychology Of Desire And Its Role As Motor Of All Human Activity, The Quest For Vision And Transcendence, The Frustrating Search For Justice On Earth, And The Transgression Of Boundaries In Society And Poetry. --publisher's Website. Dante Alighieri ; Edited With A General Introduction And Introductory Essays By Teodolinda Barolini ; With New Verse Translations By Richard Lansing ; Commentary Translated Into English By Andrew Frisardi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Original Text In Italian With English Translation On Facing Page. Preliminary Text (introduction, Essays) And Commentary In English.

The first comprehensive English translation and commentary on Dante's early verse to be published in almost fifty years, *Dante's Lyric Poetry* includes all the poems written by the young Dante Aligheri between c. 1283 and c. 1292. Essays by Teodolinda Barolini guide the reader through the new verse translations by Richard Lansing, illuminating Dante's transformation from a young courtly poet into the writer of the vast and visionary *Commedia*.
Barolini's commentary exposes Dante's lyric poems as early articulations of many of the ideas in the *Commedia*, including the philosophy and psychology of desire and its role as motor of all human activity, the quest for vision and transcendence, the frustrating search for justice on earth, and the transgression of boundaries in society and poetry. A wide-ranging and intelligent examination of one of the most important poets in the Western tradition, this book will be of interest to scholars and poetry-lovers alike.
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2024-06-27