The Laude in the Middle Ages: Translated and with a Commentary by "Vincenzo Traversa (American University Studies)

ISBN 10: 082041932X / ISBN 13: 9780820419329

Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International A, 1994

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Laude in the Middle Ages: Translated and with a Commentary by "Vincenzo Traversa (American University Studies)
• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International A
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 082041932X
• ISBN-13: 9780820419329
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

The laude represent a particularly significant and unique aspect of Italian medieval devotional literature. Tracing their origin from St. Francis of Assisi's Laudes creaturarum, the laude developed into a popular poetic form among religious groups. This book contains a collection of laude composed in the area of central Italy. They are dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to the patron saint of Arezzo, and to several other religious figures. All share the traditional hortatory fervor and effusion for divine love and protection. They also reveal the writers' considerable knowledge of hagiographical and historical traditions.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The Translator: Vincenzo Traversa, a United States citizen born in Italy, has taught Italian language and literature at U.C.L.A., Stanford University, and the University of Kansas. He is Professor of Italian and Humanities at California State University, Hayward where he served as Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for thirteen years. His works include Parola e Pensiero, Idioma in Prospettiva, Frequency Dictionary of Italian Words (co-author), Racconti di Alberto Moravia, and Luigi Capuana: critic and novelist. The Italian Government awarded him the Cross of Knight in the Order of Merit.