The Italian Romance Epic in the Age of Humanism: The Matter of Italy and the World of Rome
Jane E. Everson
INTRODUCTION 1. Approaches to the Romance Epic TEXTS AND CONTEXTS 2. Prehistory of in Italy 3. (Re-)Reading Classics 4. Petrarch and Boccaccio: Starting Points, Turning Blind Alleys 5. Books, Readers, Reception NEW PERSPECTIVES READINGS 6. Mars Venus - Love War 7. The Figure Hero 8. One Many: Constructing Plot 9. Paradoxical Success Epic. Ariosto Beyond ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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