Title: The romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso
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.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Italian Epic poetry, Italian Romances, Boiardo, matteo maria, 1440 or 1441-1494, Ariosto, lodovico, 1474-1533, Tasso, torquato, 1544-1596, Epic poetry, history and criticism, Romances, history and criticism, Italian poetry, history and criticism, Italian poetry, Critique et interpretation, Critique et interprétation, Poésie épique italienne, Histoire et critique, Romans courtois italien, Poésie italienne
People: Lodovico Ariosto (1474-1533), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1440 or 41-1494), Torquato Tasso (1544-1595)