Italian

Within the vast literature of the Renaissance, this is for the student who wants a guide to the complicated maze of Italian Renaissance political history; the scholar who needs a convenient, unified reference source; the art lover who wants to check facts and discover the background to the masterpieces of painting and sculpture; the traveler in Italy who wants to understand the great works of art and architecture in their context; and also the general reader who wants to find out more about this fascinating and important historical and cultural epoch.

A complete Italian grammar course that addresses the specific needs of singers translating opera librettos, with their archaic forms and poetic syntax In Grammar and Translation for the Italian Libretto, Professor Berrong guides you through examples from numerous librettos as you build your expertise. Each chapter includes a short vocabulary list and translation exercises to self-test.

Each section in this book answers a basic question: What is meant by gender? What is a verb conjugation? What is an object pronoun? What is a participle, etc.? It has an easy-to-use format with step-by-step instructions, Examples in English and Italian, helpful charts and review exercises with answer key.

Introduces the Italian language with a series of exercises and dialogues which cover basic grammar and vocabulary.