The romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso
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The romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso is a literary criticism, italian epic poetry book by Jo Ann Cavallo.
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"In this book, Jo Ann Cavallo offers a new interpretation of the history of the Renaissance romance epic in northern Italy, focusing on three major chivalric poets: Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso. Cavallo challenges previous critical assumptions about the trajectory of the romance genre, especially regarding questions of creative imitation, allegory, ideology, and political engagement." "The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso is the first critical study to look at the relationship of the three poets within both literary and historical contexts."--BOOK JACKET.
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The romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso is a Literary Criticism, Italian Epic poetry, Italian Romances, Boiardo, matteo maria, 1440 or 1441-1494 book.
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"In this book, Jo Ann Cavallo offers a new interpretation of the history of the Renaissance romance epic in northern Italy, focusing on three major chivalric poets: Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso. Cavallo challenges previous critical assumptions about the trajectory of the romance genre, especially reg...
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The romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso was written by Jo Ann Cavallo.