Renaissance Carolingian: Tullia D’Aragona’s 1560 Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guerrino
John C. McLucas
Tullia d’Aragona’s epic poem, Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guarino, is a poetic adaptation of Andrea da Barberino’s prose Meschino. Tullia’s word choices are similar, and even misreadings allow the modern reader to follow in text. Differences other than verse for lie its structure tone: these conventions her time, century one half after Andrea. Questions attitude toward women male beauty contrast with Andrea’s derive from historical changes as well.
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