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Excerpt from I Poeti Italiani: Selections From The Italian Poets, Forming An Historical View Of The Development Of Italian Poetry From The Earliest Times To The Present
I have divided my work into Nine Periods, following as far as possible the divisions formed by centuries rather than those marked by the events in the history of humanity. According to this division the poets of the First Epochopen the series with Ubaldino del Cervo, and Ciullo del Camo: then follow those who were the creators of the language, and of the grand school with Dante as leader and master. In the Third Epoch Petrarca and the noble cohort of his imitators shine forth as bril liant stars of Italian genius. The regeneration of litera ture, which for some time after Petrarca, had fallen from its ancient splendour, again bursts forth under Lorenzo de'' Medici and hisfriends Pulci and Poliziano, who by their study of the Greek and Latin authors, and by their imitation of Dante and Petrarca, established the great Fourth Epoch. The Fifth and Sixth are identified with the names of Ariosto and Tasso. With Marini be gins ah era in which good taste was corrupted by false brilliancy, an era Which Iasted from the end of the fifteenth century, nearly down to the end of the sixteenth. In this period however some great poets succeeded more or less in maintaining the correct rules of true poetical style, form and expression. These noble names belong to the Eighth Epoch. And the book closes with the most illustrious authors of our own age.
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I have divided my work into Nine Periods, following as far as possible the divisions formed by centuries rather than those marked by the events in the history of humanity. According to this division the poets of the First Epochopen the series with Ubaldino del Cervo, and Ciullo del Camo: then follow those who were the creators of the language, and of the grand school with Dante as leader and master. In the Third Epoch Petrarca and the noble cohort of his imitators shine forth as bril liant stars of Italian genius. The regeneration of litera ture, which for some time after Petrarca, had fallen from its ancient splendour, again bursts forth under Lorenzo de'' Medici and hisfriends Pulci and Poliziano, who by their study of the Greek and Latin authors, and by their imitation of Dante and Petrarca, established the great Fourth Epoch. The Fifth and Sixth are identified with the names of Ariosto and Tasso. With Marini be gins ah era in which good taste was corrupted by false brilliancy, an era Which Iasted from the end of the fifteenth century, nearly down to the end of the sixteenth. In this period however some great poets succeeded more or less in maintaining the correct rules of true poetical style, form and expression. These noble names belong to the Eighth Epoch. And the book closes with the most illustrious authors of our own age.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - Italian
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Charles Arrivabene
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ISBN - 9780265471319
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 517
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Charles Arrivabene
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Page Count - 519
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