Title: Giovanni della Casa's poem book =
Description: Brings to light a forgotten sequence of poems written by a poet-cleric who hoped to return to influence in the papal court by using forms of courtier poetry pioneered by old Horace in the court  of Augustus: book  contains Latin text & translation into English verse, garnished with requisite commentary.
Subjects: courtier poetry, sequence poetry, poem book, Horatian influence, lyric tradition, Country life, Translations into English, Pastoral poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern), Poetry, City and town life
Places: Rome, Venice
People: Horace, Della Casa, Catullus, Vettori, Farnese
Time periods: Cinquecento