Description
| Product ID: | 9780140448160 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Canzoniere |
| Authors: | Author: Petrarch, Anthony Mortimer |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The "Canzoniere", a sequence of sonnets and other verse forms, were written over a period of about 40 years. They describe Petrarch's intense love for Laura, whom he first met in Avignon in 1327, and her effect on him after she died in 1348. This collection examines the poet's spiritual crisis, and explores important contemporary issues. The ''Canzoniere'', a sequence of sonnets and other verse forms, were written over a period of about 40 years. They describe Petrarch''s intense love for Laura, whom he first met in Avignon in 1327, and her effect on him after she died in 1348. The collection is an examination of the poet''s growing spiritual crisis, and also explores important contemporary issues such as the role of the papacy and religion. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-10-31 |
