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Book SynopsisAn English translation of the Renaissance classic, "Il Morgante" by Luigi Pulci. A classic picaresque epic detailing the thrilling exploits of Orlando, this is a tale of war and of the calamities that befall the romantic hero, his fellow knights, and their sovereign, Charlemagne.
Trade Review"A comic masterpiece ... An important scholarly contribution, this edition is also simply a plesure to read." - Library Journal "Tusiani's monumental labor of love has earned him a continuing debt of gratitude from all serious students of European literature." --Renaissance Quarterly " ... a reference work that no scholar of the Italian Renaissance can afford to ignore." --Italian Quarterly "One of the great Carolingian accounts produced in the Italian renaissance, Pulci's Morgante is a multilayered text composed in an opulent yet popular style so rich in witticisms, ribaldry, and word games that it has defied accurate rendering into English. Tusiani, an experienced and effective translator an d poet, has met the challenge with a fluid contemporary version, effectively conveying the tempo of the original as well as its comic verve." --Choice "Luigi Pulci, with Joseph Tusiani's translation and Edoardo A. Lubano's commentary, has entered the pantheon of Italian epic poetry translated into English thus far inhabited only by his three Italian followers: Matteo Maria Boiardo, Ludovico Ariosto, and Torquato Tasso." --Dino S. Cervigni, Italian Quarterly
