Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 102 Hunt, Leigh 1784 1859 Hunt, James Henry Leigh Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Pulci, Luigi 1432 1484 Pulci, Aluisi Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. DANTE. Critical notice of his life and genius -- The Italian pilgrims progress: I. The Journey through Hell II. Purgatory. III. Heaven -- PULCI. Critical notice of his life and genius -- Humours of giants -- The battle of Roncesvalles. Produced by Stan Goodman, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1" by Leigh Hunt is a collection of prose retellings of tales from prominent Italian poets, compiled in the mid-19th century. The volume aims to present selections from the works of writers such as Dante, Pulci, Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso, along with critical biographies of these authors, making it particularly suitable for those interested in Italian literature without needing to delve deeply into the original texts. At the start of the volume, Leigh Hunt gracefully addresses Sir Percy Shelley and shares his intentions for the collection. He emphasizes the need for prose translations that maintain the spirit of the original poetry while providing a continuous narrative structure. Importantly, he notes that Dante's works warrant special attention due to their complexity and impact, promising to include abstracts and direct translations of key stories such as that of Paulo and Francesca. Hunt's preface sets the stage for a thoughtful exploration of Italian poetry, encouraging readers to appreciate the rich literary traditions and the lives of the poets behind these iconic tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poets, Italian -- Biography Italian poetry -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 620119 620010 2024-10-05T07:03:37.374323 2023-10-05T07:23:29.848319 text/html text/html 620112 620003 2024-10-05T07:03:37.731305 2023-10-05T07:23:30.077312 text/html text/html 336837 2024-10-05T07:03:48.723244 application/epub+zip 344735 2024-10-05T07:03:41.820284 application/epub+zip 318915 2024-10-05T07:03:40.373297 application/epub+zip 679114 2024-10-05T07:03:53.777237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648288 2024-10-05T07:03:47.710252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516767 2022-09-05T10:27:06.739861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574205 574147 2024-10-05T07:03:36.769366 2023-10-05T07:23:29.419314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 575205 2004-01-31T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232885 2004-01-31T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 575228 2004-01-31T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232551 2004-01-31T09:44:30 text/plain application/zip 23315 2024-10-05T07:03:53.917218 application/rdf+xml 24218 2024-10-05T07:03:40.924272 image/jpeg 4655 2024-10-05T07:03:40.647273 image/jpeg 334950 2024-10-05T07:03:37.786304 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia en.wikipedia