- Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 386 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Italian romance epic in the age of humanism (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Italian romance epic in the age of humanism (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-374) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Abbreviations xiii -- PART I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Approaches to the Romance Epic 3 -- PART II. TEXTS AND CONTEXTS -- 2. Prehistory of the Romance Epic in Italy 27 -- 3. (Re-)Reading the Classics 52 -- 4. Petrarch and Boccaccio: Starting Points, Turning -- Points, and Blind Alleys 96 -- 5. Books, Readers, and Reception 127 -- PART III. NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW READINGS -- 6. Mars and Venus-Love and War 163 -- 7. The Figure of the Hero 223 -- 8. The One and the Many: Constructing the Plot 271 -- PART IV. CONCLUSION -- 9. The Paradoxical Success of the Romance Epic: -- Ariosto and Beyond 327 -- Bibliography 355 -- Index 375.
- LCCN
- 2001033993
- OCLC
- ssj0000370437
- Author
Everson, J. E. (Jane E.)
- Title
The Italian romance epic in the age of humanism [electronic resource] : the matter of Italy and the world of Rome / Jane E. Everson.
- Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-374) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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