The romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso
Subtitle: from public duty to private pleasure
By: Jo Ann Cavallo.
Series: Toronto Italian studies
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Boiardo, Matteo Maria, 1440 or 41-1494 -- Criticism and interpretation; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533 -- Criticism and interpretation; Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595 -- Criticism and interpretation; Epic poetry, Italian -- History and criticism; Romances, Italian -- History and criticism
Description: "In this book, Jo Ann Cavallo offers a new interpretation of the history of the Renaissance romance epic in northern Italy, focusing on three major chivalric poets: Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso. Cavallo challenges previous critical assumptions about the trajectory of the romance genre, especially regarding questions of creative imitation, allegory, ideology, and political engagement." "The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso is the first critical study to look at the relationship of the three poets within both literary and historical contexts."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-282) and index.