Aretino's dialogues - P. Aretino
This keenly observed account of humans in and out of lust (and, occasionally, love) is timeless and wonderful. Through the storytelling by courtesans and procuresses one watches Aretino weave a tapestry of human scheming and gender battles that is as fresh today as it was nearly 500 years ago when it was penned. It is amazing to reflect as one reads this book, which is entirely and quite convincingly narrated by women, that it was written by a man. Aretino had a penetrating (no pun intended) and deeply humane insight that glows through these witty pages. It is said that he influenced de Sade and one can detect that influence in the works of the much more famous rake who lived over 200 years later. In brilliance and originality, however, Aretino eclipses de Sade who was fixated on shock value.
Voor de inhoud: zie foto 2.
Auteur | : Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) |
Artikelnummer | : BF7292 |
Categorie | : Literatuur / Engelstalige boeken |
Taal | : Engels |
ISBN | : 004850002x / 9780048500021 |
Uitgever | : George Allen & Unwin |
Druk | : 1 |
Jaar | : 1972 |
Pagina's | : 384 |
Bindwijze | : Hardcover, met stofomslag |
Afmetingen | : 16 x 24 x 4 cm. |
Conditie | : Goed; de stofomslag heeft een geplakt scheurtje, en aan de achterkant een licht verkleurde strook |
Verzending | : Pakketpost |
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