Sordellos Story Retold In Prose PDF Download

Excerpt from Sordello's Story: Retold in Prose The scene of "Sordello" is laid in Lombardy, in the early part of the thirteenth century, when Frederick II. is Emperor, and Honorius III. Pope. It is needful that we should have some knowledge of the political and social condition of Italy at that period, if we wish to enter into the spirit of the poem, to enjoy its historical allusions or be able in any way to comprehend the problems that vexed Sordello's soul. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.