Teaching the Italian Renaissance Romance Epic: 44 (Options for Teaching) - Softcover

Book 36 of 48: Options for Teaching

Jo Ann Cavallo (editor)

 
9781603293662: Teaching the Italian Renaissance Romance Epic: 44 (Options for Teaching)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1603293663 ISBN 13: 9781603293662
Publisher: Modern Language Association, 2018

Synopsis

The Italian romance epic of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with its multitude of characters, complex plots, and roots in medieval Carolingian and Arthurian chivalric romances, was a form popular with courtly and urban audiences. In the hands of writers such as Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso, works of remarkable sophistication that combined high seriousness and low comedy were created. Their works went on to influence Cervantes, Milton, Ronsard, Shakespeare, and Spenser.

In this volume, instructors will find ideas for teaching the Italian Renaissance romance epic along with its adaptations in film, theater, visual art, and music. An extensive resources section locates primary texts online and lists critical studies, anthologies, and reference works.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review

"The critical acumen, comprehensive scholarship, and dazzling array of breakthrough topics in this volume are everywhere unimpeachable." --William J. Kennedy, Cornell University

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Modern Language Association
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1603293663
ISBN 13 
9781603293662
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
277

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781603293655: Teaching the Italian Renaissance Romance Epic: 44 (Options for Teaching)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  1603293655 ISBN 13:  9781603293655
Publisher: Modern Language Association, 2019
Hardcover