The works of Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, and other immortal poets appear on a 50-minute CD -- 34 poems by 21 noted authors, in sensitive renditions by Luciano Rebay, professor of Italian literature at Columbia University. The CD comes with Rebay's 160-page dual-language book, containing the original texts with English on facing pages, plus biographies and commentaries.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Another Great Bilingual Dover Book:
I have to admit I haven't studied this as much as I'd planned to, but I can say that it's just as good of an introduction to Italian poets as the Spanish poetry anthology by Dover in the same format. I have no complaints against the book. Even if you're just in it for the language practice it's still a much better way to find out about the Italian poets people in Italy would read than an Italian coursebook or even often an English-language critique. It's a shame Dover can't do this for more difficult... more info
Just try to listen and enjoy this Italian Poetry:
This audio CD would have been more enjoyable were it not for the wretched quality of the original recording. It sounds as though it were recorded from a grammaphone recording. It would have been far better to have a variety of male and female readers. Music in the background might have been nice, too, but not necessary. The voice on this recording is that of an old man, and while his diction is good, he sounds quite dated, and there is scratchy, static noise which permeates throughout. It sounds like a 90... more info
Poesia italiana - the poetry of Italy made accessible:
Listen & Enjoy Italian Poetry (CD Edition) (Listen & Enjoy)
What attracted me to this collection was the range of italian poets listed in the product description. I already had Dante's "Inferno" and Petrarch's "Songbook", but this little volume promised a selection from Saint Francis, through, among others, Angiolieri, Bocaccio, Ariosto, Michelangelo, Tasso, D'Annunzio, Montale, ending with Quasimodo. All the names that I'd ever heard of and mostly never read. As if that was not enough, it... more info
