The Italian romance epic in the age of humanism : the matter of Italy and the world of Rome /

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 Details
Main Author:	Everson, J. E. (Jane E.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Epic poetry, Italian > History and criticism. Humanism > Italy. Poésie épique italienne > Histoire et critique. Humanisme > Italie. Epic poetry, Italian Humanism Italy Romance Literatures. Italian Literature. Languages & Literatures. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Pt. I. Introduction. 1. Approaches to the Romance Epic
pt. II. Texts and Contexts. 2. Prehistory of the Romance Epic in Italy. 3. (Re- )Reading the Classics. 4. Petrarch and Boccaccio: Starting Points, Turning Points, and Blind Alleys. 5. Books, Readers, and Reception
pt. III. New Perspectives, New Readings. 6. Mars and Venus
Love and War. 7. The Figure of the Hero. 8. The One and the Many: Constructing the Plot
pt. IV. Conclusion. 9. The Paradoxical Success of the Romance Epic: Ariosto and Beyond.