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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807975203321

Autore

Ryan Christopher <1943->

Titolo

The poetry of Michelangelo [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Christopher Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Athlone, 1998

ISBN

1-283-19199-7

9786613191991

0-567-01201-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Disciplina

709.2

759.5

851.3

Soggetti

Italian literature - History and criticism

Italian poetry - 16th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.