(The Roman Sonnets of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, translated by Harold Norse, preface by William Carlos Williams, introduction by Alberto Moravia. Published by Jonathan Williams, 1960; cover by Ray Johnson.)
(The Roman Sonnets of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, translated by Harold Norse, preface by William Carlos Williams, introduction by Alberto Moravia. Published by Jonathan Williams, 1960; cover by Ray Johnson.)
How wonderful to see that cover here on the ol’ internet. I love this book. I particularly love the back cover.
Charles Martin did some good slangy translations of Belli recently in The Hudson Review. Very much in Norse’s spirit.
It is a great back cover! Maybe I’ll scan that too.
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