The Erotopaegnion
Author | : Girolamo Angeriano |
Publisher | : Hes & De Graff Pub B V |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 906004424X |
ISBN-13 | : 9789060044247 |
Rating | : 4/5 (247 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Erotopaegnion written by Girolamo Angeriano and published by Hes & De Graff Pub B V. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the volume Poetae Tres Elegantissimi was produced at Paris in 1582, the poets included were Joannes Secundus, Michelle Marullo and Girolamo Angeriano, represented by his best-known work, the Eropaegnion, originally published in Florence in 1512, which had come to enjoy particular popularity in France and had exercised a considerable influence on vernacular literature there. All 199 poems (with the few alternative versions) are assembled from the various sixteenth century editions in a newly edited Latin text. Each poem translated into English prose; substantial commentary. (Bibliotheca Humanistica & Reformatorica, Vol. LIII).