Petrarch and albert crompton editor (1 risultati)

Small Octavo. unopened. 227(1) pp. Italian text on the left, English text on the right of the pages. This work offers a deep dive into the Italian Renaissance poet. Petrarch's passionate, conflicted love for his muse, Laura, exploring themes of divine beauty, earthly desire, spiritual struggle, and the fleeting nature of life, all framed in the iconic Petrarchan sonnet form (octave and sestet). It's a journey through worshipful adoration, torment, and eventual penitence for worldly passions, revealing the birth of modern lyric poetry. A very nice copy bound by Riviere in 3/4 brown morocco over maroon cloth, raised bands with lettering and rules in gilt, , top edge gilt. from the library of H.L. Tevis at Alma. Dr. Harry L. Tevis, a wealthy art collector and botany enthusiast who owned a large estate near Alma, California (south of Los Gatos) in the early 20th century. His property later became home to Alma College.…