Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 434 Hunt, Leigh 1784 1859 Hunt, James Henry Leigh Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Pulci, Luigi 1432 1484 Pulci, Aluisi Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 DANTE. Critical notice of his life and genius -- The Italian pilgrims progress: I. The Journey through Hell II. Purgatory. III. Heaven -- PULCI. Critical notice of his life and genius -- Humours of giants -- The battle of Roncesvalles. Produced by Stan Goodman, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1" by Leigh Hunt is a collection of prose retellings of tales from prominent Italian poets, compiled in the mid-19th century. The volume aims to present selections from the works of writers such as Dante, Pulci, Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso, along with critical biographies of these authors, making it particularly suitable for those interested in Italian literature without needing to delve deeply into the original texts. At the start of the volume, Leigh Hunt gracefully addresses Sir Percy Shelley and shares his intentions for the collection. He emphasizes the need for prose translations that maintain the spirit of the original poetry while providing a continuous narrative structure. Importantly, he notes that Dante's works warrant special attention due to their complexity and impact, promising to include abstracts and direct translations of key stories such as that of Paulo and Francesca. Hunt's preface sets the stage for a thoughtful exploration of Italian poetry, encouraging readers to appreciate the rich literary traditions and the lives of the poets behind these iconic tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poets, Italian -- Biography Italian poetry -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 620120 2025-08-05T05:29:55.986582 text/html 620112 620003 2024-11-05T06:55:57.405207 2023-10-05T07:23:30.077312 text/html text/html 336735 2025-08-05T05:30:06.153505 application/epub+zip 344635 2025-08-05T05:29:59.798537 application/epub+zip 318815 2025-08-05T05:29:58.344525 application/epub+zip 678748 2025-08-05T05:30:10.849507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647928 2025-08-05T05:30:05.227501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516767 2022-09-05T10:27:06.739861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574110 2025-08-05T05:29:55.431581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 554220 2024-10-28T18:15:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19130 2025-08-05T05:30:11.018453 application/rdf+xml 24218 2025-08-05T05:29:58.946527 image/jpeg 4655 2025-08-05T05:29:58.599526 image/jpeg 334968 2025-08-05T05:29:56.037530 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia