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Orlando Furioso
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 5.99Orlando Furioso ("The Frenzy of Orlando", more literally "Mad Orlando"; in Italian furioso is seldom capitalized) is an Italian romantic epic by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando... more...
Der Kerzenzieher
Felix Meiner Verlag 2006; US$ 40.98Hauptbeschreibung Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), einer der bedeutendsten Philosophen der Renaissance, veröffentlichte 1582 in Paris sein erstes Werk in italienischer Sprache, eine turbulente Komödie, angesiedelt im zeitgenössischen Neapel. Die drei Hauptfiguren in diesem linguistisch und soziologisch erstaunlich detailgetreuen Notturno sind ein geldgieriger... more...
I Cantici di Fidenzio di Camillo Scroffa e la pluralità dei mondi
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2013; US$ 47.34Hauptbeschreibung In den Cantici di Fidenzio besingt der unglückliche Fidenzio seine missglückte Liebe zu einem Schüler. Wie es sich für ihn als einen Lateinlehrer der Renaissance gehört, schöpft er dabei die antiken und zeitgenössischen literarischen Vorlagen von Vergil über Petrarca bis hin zu Berni aus,... more...
The Comedies of Machiavelli
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2007; US$ 14.95This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic art: sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake; of his version of Terence's The Woman From Andros; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia . more...
Flori, a Pastoral Drama
University of Chicago Press 2007; US$ 30.00One of the first pastoral dramas published by an Italian woman, Flori is Maddalena Campiglia's most substantial surviving literary work and one of the earliest known examples of secular dramatic writing by a woman in Europe. Although acclaimed in her day, Campiglia (1553-95) has not benefited from the recent wave of scholarship that has done much... more...
Seeking Real Truths
BRILL 2007; US$ 144.00Presents a multidisciplinary approach to Machiavelli's writings on government, his creative works and his legacy. This volume is meant for generalists seeking an introduction to Machiavelli and for specialists who are interested in a range of disciplinary views. The contributors include: Susan Ashley, Salvatore Bizzarro, John Roe, among others. more...
The Complete Poems
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 30.00Gaspara 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... more...
Poetry of Michelangelo
Continuum International Publishing 2000; US$ 150.00One 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. more...
Orlando Furioso
Oxford University Press, UK 1983; US$ 8.99The only unabridged prose translation of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso--a witty parody of the chivalric legends of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France--this version faithfully recaptures the entire narrative and the subtle meanings behind it. more...









