Canzoniere Selected Poems - Penguin Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140448160
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 851.1
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English,Italian
Number of pages: 171
Weight: 158g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 14mm