{"product_id":"a-sonnet-from-carthage-9780812240047","title":"A Sonnet from Carthage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1492, the Spanish humanist Antonio de Nebrija proclaimed that language has always been the companion of empire. Taking as his touchstone a suggestive sonnet that Garcilaso de la Vega wrote in 1535, this work examines how the companionship of language and empire played itself out more generally in the new poetry of 16th-century Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e in the practice of reading.\" * \u003ci\u003eHispanic Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A masterful reading of poetry in context. . . . Highly recommended.\" * \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405713350999,"sku":"9780812240047","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812240047.jpg?v=1730493371","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-sonnet-from-carthage-9780812240047","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}