Life, Letters, and Poetry (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

"Very useful."--A. Bonodeo, University of California, Santa Barbara "A fine collection, well translated. The notes will e very helpful to students, without seeming condescending. Although a small volume, the material is rich and shall indeed provide much for thought, debate and analytical reflection. It is 'artistic literature' to be sure. And commensurate with student budgets."--Paul S. Burdett, Jr., Montclair State College "Very useful."--A. Bonodeo, University of California, Santa Barbara "A fine collection, well translated. The notes will e very helpful to students, without seeming condescending. Although a small volume, the material is rich and shall indeed provide much for thought, debate and analytical reflection. It is 'artistic literature' to be sure. And commensurate with student budgets."--Paul S. Burdett, Jr., Montclair State College "Very useful."--A. Bonodeo, University of California, Santa Barbara "A fine collection, well translated. The notes will e very helpful to students, without seeming condescending. Although a small volume, the material is rich and shall indeed provide much for thought, debate and analytical reflection. It is 'artistic literature' to be sure. And commensurate with student budgets."--Paul S. Burdett, Jr., Montclair State College "Very useful."--A. Bonodeo, University of California, Santa Barbara "A fine collection, well translated. The notes will e very helpful to students, without seeming condescending. Although a small volume, the material is rich and shall indeed provide much for thought, debate and analytical reflection. It is 'artistic literature' to be sure. And commensurate with student budgets."--Paul S. Burdett, Jr., Montclair State College

The poems have been rendered into vigorous contemporary English. A selection of Michelangelo's letters, many of them to important contemporaries such as Vasari and Duke Cosimo, is accompanied by the `Life' of the great artist written by his pupil Ascanio Condivi.