Italian Romance Epic in the Age of Humanism The Matter of Italy and the World of Rome

Name: Italian Romance Epic in the Age of Humanism The Matter of Italy and the World of Rome
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ISBN: 9780198160151

ISBN-10: 0198160151

ISBN-13: 9780198160151

Edition: 2001

Authors: Jane E. Everson

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Description:

The romance or 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 of Charlemagne and Arthur with the newer cultural themes developed by the revival in classical antiquity that constitutes the key to Renaissance culture.

Book details

List price: $310.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/13/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.82" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Abbreviations



Introduction



Approaches to the Romance Epic



Texts and Contexts



Prehistory of the Romance Epic in Italy



(Re-)Reading the Classics



Petrarch and Boccaccio: Starting Points, Turning Points, and Blind Alleys



Books, Readers, and Reception



New Perspectives, New Readings



Mars and Venus - Love and War



The Figure of the Hero



The One and the Many: Constructing the Plot



Conclusion



The Paradoxical Success of the Romance Epic: Ariosto and Beyond


Bibliography


Index