Here, in his own translations and in original English versions of his own, Professor Praz has gathered many important essays central to his life's work, in a continuous study of the vital currents which have flowed between two cultures, the English and the Italian. The classic writers of Italy-Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, and others-are studied in their effects on English literature.
About the AuthorMario Praz (1896-1982) was Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Rome. The most celebrated of his many other books is The Romantic Agony.
Book InformationISBN 9780393006698
Author Mario PrazFormat Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 435g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 18mm