The Latin Eclogues
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Giovanni Boccaccio is famous for his masterpiece The Decameron , but his Latin Eclogues are relatively unknown. David R. Slavitt's English translation makes these important pieces accessible to a new audience of readers. Elegant and engaging, these pastoral poems address the great issues of Boccaccio's Italy, including the political and military intrigues of the day. Boccaccio modeled his poems on Petrarch's eclogues and, before him, those of Virgil...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801895626
ISBN13:9780801895623
Release Date:May 2010
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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