The Great Poets – Francesco Petrarch
- Author Francesco Petrarch
- Narrator Anton Lesser
- Publisher Naxos AudioBooks
- Run Time 1 hour and 1 minute
- Format Audio
- Genre Poetry.
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Starred Review
Nancy R. Ives, Library Journal
Italian poet Petrarch’s 14th-century Laura sonnets dramatize the many faces of love and yearning in a way that is as relevant today as it was centuries ago. Selections compiled by Peter Whitfield (The History of English Poetry) and drawing from a 1931 English-language translation by American poet Joseph Auslande are here read by classical actor Anton Lesser, who conveys just the right tone of unrequited love and longing relieved by wit. An excellent addition to Naxos’s ‘Great Poets’ series, which to date collects the works of 18 classical poets, including Milton, Dickinson, and Keats; recommended for listeners interested in Renaissance poetry and timeless love sonnets.
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