Proclaiming a Classic : the Canonization of ""Orlando Furioso""

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Despite its immediate popularity and its acclaim as a modern equal of the ancient epics, Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (published in its final version in 1532) was for learned readers a perplexing work: it mixed romance, epic, and lyric poetry, poked fun at its marvelous and outmoded chivalric matt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Javitch, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
Ariosto, Lodovico, > 1474-1533. > Orlando furioso.
Roland > (Legendary character)
Orlando furioso (Ariosto, Lodovico)
Roland (Legendary character) > Romances > History and criticism.
POETRY > Continental European.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Italian.
Romances.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter One. THE SUCCESS OF ORLANDO FURIOSO IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
  • Chapter Two. THE LEGITIMATION OF ORLANDO FURIOSO
  • Chapter Three. COMMENTARIES ON IMITATIONS IN ORLANDO FURIOSO
  • Chapter Four. AFFILIATIONS WITH OVID'S METAMORPHOSES
  • Chapter Five. CRITICAL RESPONSES TO NARRATIVE DISCONTINUITY IN ORLANDO FURIOSO
  • Chapter Six. LIONARDO SALVIATI'S DEFENSE OF ORLANDO FURIOSO
  • Chapter Seven. OTHER DEFENSES OF ORLANDO FURIOSO IN THE 1580s
  • Chapter Eight. HARINGTON'S ENGLISH REFRACTIONS OF ORLANDO FURIOSO
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • PRIMARY WORKS CONSULTED
  • INDEX

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