The Complete Poems: The 1554 Edition of the Rime, a Bilingual Edition

by Gaspara Stampa

Book Overview

Gaspara Stampa (1523?-1554) is one of the finest female poets ever to write in Italian. Although she was lauded for her singing during her lifetime, her success and critical reputation as a poet emerged only after her verse was republished in the early eighteenth century. Her poetry runs the gamut of human emotion, ranging from ecstasy over a consummated love affair to despair at its end. While these tormented works and their multiple male addressees...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226770729
• ISBN13: 9780226770727
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.8"