The object of this book is to give the English readers the material necessary for a full understanding of one of the greatest and most interesting Italian mysti

Clearly written, this incisive critical study opens a new analytic window not only to the rhetoric of medieval Italian poetry but also to a richer understanding

Celebrated practitioners speak on the creative, critical, political, and historical aspects of their work.

The Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies is a two-volume reference book containing some 600 entries on all aspects of Italian literary culture. It includes