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Comparative Literature
David L. Quint
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love Italian Renaissance translation
mythological
neoplatonic
philosophy
poetry
prose ottave Giuliano de Medici
Simonetta
Stanze of Poliziano The
symbolism
Product details
- ISBN 9780271028712
- Weight: 277g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 1993
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"In his unique translation of Angelo Poliziano's The Stanze, David Quint reveals in English for the first time the pagan love story of the ill-fated Giuliano de Medici and the bewitching Simonetta--a theme that has inspired painters and poets for generations. The English prose is rich, vibrant and rhythmic, while at the same time accurate and natural. It captures the fragile and fugitive beauty of the original Italian verses, emulating the complex models of Latin and Greek literature. The English version, with copious explanatory notes, faces the Italian on the opposite page. The introduction locates the poem in its historical framework, examines the mythological symbolism, and interprets the so-called Neoplatonic philosophy of love guiding the poet." - Choice
David Quint is Professor of Comparative Literature and English at Yale University. His books include Epic and Empire: Politics and Generic Form from Virgil to Milton (1993) and Origin and Originality in Renaissance Literature: Versions of the Source (1983).
