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The Complete Canzoniere Paperback – March 13, 2015

by Petrarch (Author), A. S. Kline (Translator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
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The Complete Canzoniere - Petrarch. A translation into English by A. S. Kline. Published with illustrations (various).

Petrarch’s Canzoniere is an innovative collection of poems predominantly celebrating his idealised love for Laura, perhaps a literary invention rather than a real person, whom Petrarch allegedly first saw, in 1327, in the Church of Sainte Claire in Avignon. Mostly using the sonnet form the poems were written in the Italian vernacular rather than Latin, and Petrarch, like Dante, exploited and extended the language to convey a wider range of feeling and expression.

As well as his love for Laura, Petrarch communicates not only his own personality but also his humanist, secular and religious values, providing, like Dante, a body of work focussed, in a major way, for the first time in later European literature, on the poet himself, his individuality, and his spiritual journey, although he also looks back to the Roman achievements of Ovid, Horace, and Propertius.

The poems were written over a forty year period, the earliest dating from shortly after 1327, and the latest from around 1368, and were a major influence on the poetry of the European Renaissance, especially in France, Spain, and England, where sonnet sequences were written until well into the seventeenth century, the form being revived and extended later by the English 19th century poets.

Published by Poetry in Translation.

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    1508827680
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1508827689
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 13, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1508827680
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1508827689
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.93 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.19 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

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Jack Alan Robbins
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Readable
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2015
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This is a very good and highly readable translation of Petrarch. And worth reading. My favorite translation of Petrarch remain the Mark Musa translation which is great literature. It is my humble view that since I don't read Petrarch in his original language, it is worthwhile reading several translations to be assured of getting the most out of that and then deciding which translation works best for you. I do that with Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Rilke, Neruda and others.
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Rebecca P. Bakhaus
5.0 out of 5 stars Petrarch at his finest.
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019
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It's for my library.
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Robert Eaton
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017
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Beautiful pieces through out!!!
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Robert Kopelson
4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Literature
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020
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Very readable translation of a great Western classic.
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Cameron Reilly
1.0 out of 5 stars Broken and Useless
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2017
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The kindle version contains no text, just a dozen images, therefore is completely useless. I've downloaded it twice just to make sure.
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john black
4.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2017
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initial issue with missing text has now been sorted. All good.
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Stefan Schenk-Haupt
5.0 out of 5 stars A marvellous book
Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2015
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This is an excellent translation of Petrarch's grand collection of songs and sonnets. Kline desists from emulating the rhyme scheme, and the translation benefits from this decision greatly. The Ialian original is given on the opposing page anyway, so you can always check on the original wording, alliteration, rhyming, paronomasia etc. Kline is careful to catch on the original phrasing and its semantic overtones, an aspect on which the English language is very strong - and this feature is masterly exploited here. I have worked with diverse German translations and another English one which are all ok, but this is a real treat and exhales the living inspiration Petrarch wove into his texts. Oh, and did I mention the copious and well collected illustrations? I recommend this far above all other *shades* of poetry and prose. Read this.
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