Lyrics of the French Renaissance: Marot, Du Bellay, Ronsard

by Norman R. Shapiro

Book Overview

Renowned translator Norman R. Shapiro here presents fresh English versions of poems by three of Western literature's most gifted and prolific poets--the French Renaissance writers Cl ment Marot, Joachim Du Bellay, and Pierre de Ronsard. Writing in the rhymed and metered verse typical of the original French poems (which appear on facing pages), Shapiro skillfully adheres to their messages but avoids slavishly literal translations, instead offering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226750523
• ISBN13: 9780226750521
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"