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Rossetti's Preface To His Translation Work of The Early Italian Poets

by Dante Gabriel RossettiFebruary 22, 2026Off Print PDF

Originally published in The Early Italian Poets (1861)

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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, editor and translator. Dante and His Circle: With the Italian Poets Preceding Him (1100–1200–1300). A Collection of Lyrics, Translated in the Original Metres. Revised and re-arranged edition. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. First published 1861 as The Early Italian Poets by Smith, Elder (London); revised as Dante and His Circle 1874 by Ellis and White (London). Internet Archive, archive.org/details/danteandhiscirc02aliggoog

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Article Author Biography

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) was an English poet, painter, and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Celebrated for his richly sensual paintings and lyrical poetry, he also translated works by Italian poets, including Dante Alighieri, bringing medieval Italian literature to Victorian England. His own poems, such as The Blessed Damozel and Proserpine, explore love, beauty, and mortality, while his fusion of art and literature influenced both the Aesthetic and Symbolist movements.

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