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The poetry of Michelangelo : an introduction / Christopher Ryan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Christopher, 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Italian literature--History and criticism.
- Italian literature.
- Italian poetry--16th century--History and criticism.
- Italian poetry.
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564--Criticism and interpretation.
- Michelangelo Buonarroti.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Athlone, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of the greatest artists of all time, Michelangelo's work as a poet has been unjustly ignored. This thorough introduction outlines the broad chronological evolution of the poems, includes the poetry in both the original Italian and in translation and explores the themes raised in the poems.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 Approaches to Michelangelo's Poetry; 2 Troubled Times; PART II: FIRST POEMS (1503/4-32); 3 Poetic Apprenticeship; 4 The Florentine Period; PART III: THE CENTRAL ACHIEVEMENT (1532-47); 5 The Central Years; 6 Poems for Tommaso Cavalieri; 7 Poems for Vittoria Colonna; 8 Poems for 'The Beautiful and Cruel Lady' and Other Love Poems; 9 Miscellaneous Poems; PART IV: FINAL POEMS (1547-60); 10 Guilt and Grace; PART V: RETROSPECT; 11 Rough Beauty; Notes; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613191991
- 9781283191999
- 1283191997
- 9780567012012
- 0567012018
- OCLC:
- 745866727
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