{"product_id":"the-romance-epics-of-boiardo-ariosto-and-tasso-9780802089151","title":"The Romance Epics of Boiardo Ariosto and Tasso","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso\u003c\/i\u003e, Jo Ann Cavallo attempts a new interpretation of the history of the renaissance romance epic in northern Italy, focusing on the period''s three major chivalric poets. Cavallo challenges previous critical assumptions about the trajectory of the romance genre, especially regarding questions of creative imitation, allegory, ideology, and political engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn tracing the development of the romance epic against the historical context of the Ferrarese court and the Italian peninsula, Cavallo moves from a politically engaged Boiardo, whose poem promotes the tenets of humanism, to an individualistic Tasso, who opposed the repressive aspects of the counter-reformation culture he is often thought to represent. Ariosto is read from the vantage of his predecessor Boiardo, and Cavallo describes his cynicism and later mellowing attitude toward the real-world relevance of his and Boiardo''s fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Romance Epics of Boiard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'In The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso, Jo Ann Cavallo demonstrates an impressive mastery of the texts of three massively complex poets, a keen understanding of the social and intellectual constructs with which they worked, and an easy familiarity with the extensive critical literature about them. She uses these formidable assets to advance a compelling and original theory about their relationship to each other. That has been a vexing and controversial problem, and Cavallo illuminates it with freshness, modesty, and great clarity of focus.' Werner Gundersheimer, Director Emeritus, Folger Shakespeare Library\"\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MY - University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090739949911,"sku":"9780802089151","price":61.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802089151.jpg?v=1762273277","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-romance-epics-of-boiardo-ariosto-and-tasso-9780802089151","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}