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The Arthur of the Italians: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Italian Literature and Culture

By Gloria Allaire , F. Regina Psaki

Book information

Publisher
University of Wales Press
Year
2014
ISBN
1783160500, 9781783160501
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1803218 bytes)
Series
Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages
Pages
352\313
Time added
2021-10-09 20:17:06

Description

The Arthurian legend reached all levels of society in medieval and Renaissance Italy, from princely courts, with their luxury books and frescoed palaces, to the merchant classes and popular audiences in the piazza, who enjoyed shorter retellings in verse and prose. The Arthur of the Italians offers an overview of the Arthurian fiction and art created in Italy during this time, with chapters examining, among other topics, the transmission of the French romances across Italy; the reworking of Arthurian tales in various Italian regional dialects; the textual relations of the story of Tristan; the narrative structures employed by Italian writers; later ottava rima poetic versions in the new medium of printed books; and the Arthurian-themed art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Cover Back Cover Preface The Contributors Abbreviations Introduction: The Arthur of the Italians 1 Arthuriana in the Italian Regions of Medieval Francophonia 2 French Redactions in Italy: Rustichello da Pisa 3 From France to Italy: The Tristan Texts 4 The Italian Contribution: La Tavola Ritonda 5 Narrative Structure in Medieval Italian Arthurian Romance 6 Arthurian Material in Italian Cantari 7 Arthur as Renaissance Epic 8 The Arthurian Presence in Early Italian Lyric 9 Arthur in Medieval Italian Short Narrative 10 The Arthurian Tradition in the Three Crowns 11 Arthur in Hagiography: The Legend of San Galgano 12 Owners and Readers of Arthurian Books in Italy 13 Arthurian Art in Italy 14 Arthurian Art References Bibliography: Primary Texts Bibliography: Studies Index of Manuscripts General Index

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