Translating Tuscany: Francesca Alexander's Roadside Songs (1888)

J. -A. George

doi:10.1093/fmls/39.2.227

Translating Tuscany: Francesca Alexander's Roadside Songs (1888)

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Esther Frances Alexander, an American expatriate resident of Florence, was renamed “Francesca” by John Ruskin, who purchased her illustrated manuscript Roadside Songs of Tuscany containing translations of Tuscan peasant poetry. This essay relates Ruskins' enthusiasm for the translations to his theories of art, then turns to analyse Francesca's role as a translator. Through an exploration of her religious belief, a connection is found between the peasant songs and her original poems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-238
Number of pages	12
Journal	Forum for Modern Language Studies
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/fmls/39.2.227
Publication status	Published - Apr 2003

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