Books received 2002.(Bibliography)

From: Italica | Date: March 22, 2003| Author: Patacca, Gina | Copyright information

Alfie, Fabian. Comedy and Culture. Cecco Angiolieri's Poetry and Late Medieval Society. Leeds: Northern UP, 2001. Pp. 216.

Ardizzone, Maria Luisa. Guido Cavalcanti. The Other Middle Ages. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2002. Pp. 231.

Arthurian Archives VIII. Italian Literature. I. Tristano Panciatichiano. Ed. Gloria Allaire. Cambridge: Brewer, 2002. Pp. 758.

Balducci, Marino Alberto. Quartine d'amore. Ragusa: la Soc. Coop. C.D.B. a.r.l., 2002. Pp. 106. <...

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