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Proclaiming a Classic : The Canonization of Orlando Furioso

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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Javitch, Daniel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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