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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Canzoniere
    sub title: a new translation
  title info:
    title: Rime. English
  name:
    name part: Petrarca, Francesco
    name part: 1304-1374
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Juster, A. M.
    name part: 1956-
    role:
      role term: translator.
  name:
    name part: Frisardi, Andrew
    role:
      role term: writer of introduction.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2026
    copyright date: 2026
    edition: First edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  language:
    language term: ita
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 368 pages ; 21 cm.
  abstract: Petrarch's Canzoniere stands as one of the greatest and most influential collections of love poetry ever written. Yet it is far more than a series of sonnets dedicated to the beauty of a woman. As the sequence unfolds, the songbook becomes a profound exploration of the poet's internal conflict-his intense earthly desires for Laura and his deep spiritual longings for divine grace. What truly distinguishes Canzoniere is Petrarch's radical reverence for Laura, an affection that transcends the conventions of his time and establishes him as one of the first modern men of the Renaissance. In this translation, renowned poet A.M. Juster preserves the original text's formal elegance, honoring Petrarch through his meticulous use of rhyme and meter, while also capturing the profound religious and philosophical undertones that imbue the work. Unlike earlier interpretations that framed the Canzoniere primarily as an exemplar of "troubadour" poetry, this version highlights its classical roots and theological depth, offering a translation that brings the richness of Petrarch's vision closer to the original than any before it.
  note: Petrarch ; translated by A.M. Juster ; introduction by Andrew Frisardi.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Petrarca, Francesco
      name part: 1304-1374
    genre: Translations into English
  subject:
    topic: Poetry
  classification: PQ4496.E23 J87 2026
  classification: 851.1
  identifier: 9781324096498
  identifier: 1324096497
  identifier: 9781324096504
  identifier: 2026002493
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 260127
    record change date: 20260731165418.8
    record identifier: in00005785125