A poetry precise and free : selected madrigals of Guarini /

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A Poetry Precise and Free collects 150 lyric poems by the Renaissance Italian poet Giovanni Battista Guarini in new translations, accompanied by the Italian originals and commentary that will enlighten and engage both scholars and general readers. Guarini's madrigals provide insight into northe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Guarini, Battista, 1538-1612 (Author)
Other Authors: Jones, Nicholas R., 1946- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Guarini, Battista, > 1538-1612 > Criticism and interpretation.
Guarini, Battista, > 1538-1612.
Madrigals, Italian.
Madrigals, Italian > History and criticism.
Madrigaux italiens.
Madrigaux italiens > Histoire et critique.
DRAMA > Continental European.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The madrigals
  • Section 1. Cupid's mischief
  • Section 2. Love and indifference
  • Section 3. Lovers' anxieties
  • Section 4. Fire and eyes
  • Section 5. Mutual love
  • Section 6. Love's theatrics
  • Section 7. Incursions of distrust
  • Section 8. Lovers' voices
  • Section 9. The world's interruptions
  • Section 10. Love in old age
  • Appendix 1: Alphabetical list of first lines in Italian
  • Appendix 2: Published vocal settings of Guarini
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Subject index
  • Thematic index.

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