Floridoro: A Chivalric Romance - Rilegato

Finucci, Valeria

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ISBN 10: 0226256774 ISBN 13: 9780226256771

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2006

Riassunto

The first original chivalric poem written by an Italian woman, Floridoro imbues a strong feminist ethos into a hypermasculine genre. Dotted with the usual characteristics—dark forests, illusory palaces, enchanted islands, seductive sorceresses—Floridoro is the story of the two greatest knights of a bygone age: the handsome Floridoro, who risks everything for love, and the beautiful Risamante, who helps women in distress while on a quest for her inheritance. Throughout, Moderata Fonte (1555–92) vehemently defends women’s capacity to rival male prowess in traditionally male-dominated spheres. And her open criticism of women’s lack of education is echoed in the plights of various female characters who must depend on unreliable men.

First published in 1581, Floridoro remains a vivacious and inventive narrative by a singular poet.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Valeria Finucci is professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Studies at Duke University. She is the editor and translator of Giulia Bigolina’s Urania:A Romance, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Julia Kisacky is senior lecturer in Italian at Baylor University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0226256774
• ISBN 13: 9780226256771
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 493