{"product_id":"sonnet-the-very-rich-and-varied-world-of-the-italian-sonnet-paperback","title":"Sonnet: The Very Rich and Varied World of the Italian Sonnet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRinaldina Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy their very nature, sonnets allow quick glimpses into the lives of individuals and their surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey can reveal what people loved, hated, idealized, and found ridiculous or grotesque--and Italian sonnets in particular exhibit a remarkably wide range of content and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRinaldina Russell, a scholar of Italian medieval and Renaissance literature and of women studies, leads you on a glorious exploration of medieval and Renaissance verse in Sonnet. Focusing strictly on Italy, she explains that sonnet writing was not the purview of a selected group of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sonnet's appearance in the first half of the thirteenth century through the Renaissance and on to the baroque age, writing sonnets was an activity people at all levels of society and of all intellectual and literary backgrounds practiced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe translates some of Italy's most important, interesting, and underappreciated sonnets, conveying the meaning and structure of thought as faithfully as possible. Themes vary from political and military arguments to expressions of love and sexual needs, from atheistic and cynical views on man's nature and destiny, to a celebration of life and the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also provides commentary to relate what translations do not convey, including the rhythmic and verbal effects of the Italian text and its topical allusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 11 x 8.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117828935815,"sku":"9781480845794","price":38.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/12959c541c1896e0db0ccf910b284fea.webp?v=1732528034","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sonnet-the-very-rich-and-varied-world-of-the-italian-sonnet-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}