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Sonnets, and Odes Translated from the Italian of Petrarch; With the Original Text, and Some Account of His Life
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Solid match if you want a cleaner on-ramp before you commit more time. Good fit if you want a cleaner on-ramp before you commit more time. If you appreciate quiet emotion, the protagonist changes in believable steps.
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At a glance, Sonnets, and Odes Translated from the Italian of Petrarch; With the Original Text, and Some Account of His Life by Francesco Petrarca comes across as a backlist title with a clear setup and an easy way in. From the listing, this copy runs 2018 • Gale Ecco, Print Editions • 138 pages, a decent clue for the kind of reading commitment it asks for.
Edition on file: 2018 • Gale Ecco, Print Editions • 138 pages • ISBN 9781385124888.
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