"Mark Musa, in editing and translating Petrarch's Canzoniere, has performed a wonderful service to the English-speaking reader Here, in one volume, are included the poet's own selection of the best lyricаодьз verse he wrote throughout his life, accompanied by brief but useful notes " --Chronicles "As well as skillful and fluent verse renderings of the 366 lyrics that make up this milestone in the development of Western poetic tradition, Musa offers copiousбажээ and up-to-date annotation to each poem along with a substantial, sensitive, and intelligent introduction that is genuinely helpful for the first-time reader and thought provoking for Petrarch scholars and other medievalists"--Choice The 366 poems of Petrarch's 1/2Canzoniere represent one of the most influential works in Western literature Varied in form, style, and subject matter, these "scattered rhymes" contains metaphors and conceits that have been absorbedбнбов into the literature and language of love In this bilingual edition, Mark Musa provides verse translations, annotations, and an introduction co-authored with Barbara Manfredi Автор Франческо Петрарка Francesco Petrarca Родился в Ареццо Когда Петрарке исполнилось восемь лет, семья переехала во Францию, в город Авиньон Поступил в университет Болоньи, который вынужден был бросить в связи со смертью отца в 1326 году Год спустя, на Великую Пятницу, он впервые увидел в .