Charlemagne in Italy (Hardcover)

An exploration of the many depictions of Charlemagne in the Italian tradition of chivalric narratives in verse and prose. Chivalric tales and narratives concerning Charlemagne were composed and circulated in Italy from the early fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth century (and indeed subsequently flourished in forms of popular theatre which continue today). But are they history or fiction? Myth or fact? Cultural memory or deliberate appropriation? Elite culture or popular entertainment? Oral or written, performed or read? This book explores the many depictions of the Emperor in the Italian tradition of chivalric narratives in verse and prose. Beginning in the age of Dante with the earliest tales composed for Italians in the hybrid language of Franco-Italian, which draw inspiration from the French tradition of Charlemagne narratives, the volume considers the compositions of anonymous reciters of cantari and the prose versions of the Florentine Andrea da Barberino, before discussing the major literary contributions to the genre by Luigi Pulci, Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto. The focus throughout is on the ways in which the portrait of Charlemagne, seen as both Emperor and King of France, is persistently ambiguous, affected by the contemporary political situation and historical events such as invasion and warfare. He emerges through these texts in myriad guises, from positive and admirable to negative and despised.

General

Imprint:	D.S. Brewer
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures
Release date:	2023
Editors:	Jane E. Everson
Contributors:	Jane E. Everson • Claudia Boscolo • Leslie Zarker Morgan (Contributor) • Franca Strologo • Annalisa Perrotta • Maria Pavlova • Stefano Jossa • Luca Degl'Innocenti
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-1-84384-671-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-84384-671-3
Barcode:	9781843846710

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