Giacomo da Lentini
Giacomo da Lentini, also known as Jacopo da Lentini or with the appellative Il Notaro, was an Italian poet of the 13th century. He was a senior poet of the
Although some scholars believe that da Lentini's
As with other poets of the time, he corresponded often with fellow poets, circulating poems in manuscript and commenting on others; one of his main correspondents was
A "Canzone" of Giacomo da Lentini
This is one of the most popular poems - "Canzone" (Song) - of Giacomo da Lentini. The Italian text is from "I poeti della Scuola siciliana. Vol. 1: Giacomo da Lentini", Milano, Mondadori, 2008, 47–49.
Meravigliosa-mente |
Wonderfully |
In popular culture
- In Canto 24 of The Purgatorio, Virgil and Dante Alighieri encounter the soul of Giacomo da Lentini.[7]
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti's volume The Early Italian Poets contains his literary translations of the poetry of Giocomo da Lentini, Emperor Frederick, and many other poets of the Sicilian School.
- In Jorge Luis Borges' sonnet Un Poeta del Siglo XIII ("A Poet of the 13th Century"), the unnamed protagonist is Giacomo da Lentini.[8]
References
- ^ "Giacomo Da Lentini."
- ^ William Baer (2005), Sonnets: 150 Contemporary Sonnets, University of Evansville Press. Pages 153-154.
- ^ Ploom 108.
- ^ Bondanella 255, 551.
- ^ Kleinhenz 62-64.
- ^ Lansing, The Complete Poetry of Giacomo da Lentini (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018.
- ^ William Baer (2005), Sonnets: 150 Contemporary Sonnets, University of Evansville Press. Page 153.
- ^ William Baer (2005), Sonnets: 150 Contemporary Sonnets, University of Evansville Press. Page 153.
External links
- Works by Giacomo da Lentini at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)