Poems and Letters
€16.50
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780140449563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelangelo |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.210 |
| Publishing Date | 31/05/2007 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.57 |
| Tax | €0.93 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.50 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is universally celebrated as one of the greatest artists of all time, yet iconic Renaissance creator was also a prolific and gifted poet. The verses collected here are primarily devoted to love and religion. Intense and passionate, the love poems focus on two figures: Tommaso de Cavalieri and Vittoria Colonna; with the sonnets and madrigals dedicated to de Cavalieri revealing a highly charged, homoerotic fervour - previously obscured in the original versions. Michelangelo''s later religious poetry moves away from his earlier wordly concerns, while his letters provide a fasicnating insight into his fanily relations and day-to-day life as a working artist. The result is a revealing picture of one of the towering figures of the Renaissance.