The Italian romance epic in the age of humanism : the matter of Italy and the world of Rome
Everson, J. EAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2001.
The romance of chivalric epic was the most popular form of literature in Renaissance Italy. This book shows how it owed its appeal to a successful fusion of traditional, medieval tales with the newer cultural themes.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The romance of chivalric epic was the most popular form of literature in Renaissance Italy. This book shows how it owed its appeal to a successful fusion of traditional, medieval tales with the newer cultural themes.
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Machine generated contents note: Abbreviations xiii -- PART I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Approaches to the Romance Epic 3 -- PART II. TEXTS AND CONTEXTS -- 2. Prehistory of the Romance Epic in Italy 27 -- 3. (Re-)Reading the Classics 52 -- 4. Petrarch and Boccaccio: Starting Points, Turning -- Points, and Blind Alleys 96 -- 5. Books, Readers, and Reception 127 -- PART III. NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW READINGS -- 6. Mars and Venus-Love and War 163 -- 7. The Figure of the Hero 223 -- 8. The One and the Many: Constructing the Plot 271 -- PART IV. CONCLUSION -- 9. The Paradoxical Success of the Romance Epic: -- Ariosto and Beyond 327 -- Bibliography 355 -- Index 375.
Epic poetry, Italian
Humanism
Romance Literatures
Italian Literature
Languages & Literatures