Stories From The Italian Poets With Lives Of The Writers
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: June 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781419149542
Subjects: Biography: general; Literary; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography
First sentence: While Pulci in Florence was elevating romance out of the street-ballads, and laying the foundation of the chivalrous epic, a poet appeared in Lombardy (whether inspired by his example is uncertain) who was destined to carry it to a graver though still cheerful height, and prepare the way for the crowning glories of Ariosto.