This is the first comprehensive critical comparison of English and
Italian literature from the three centuries from Dante to
Shakespeare. It begins by examining Chaucer's relationship with
Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, and then looks at similar
relationships within the areas of humanist education, lyric poetry,
the epic, theatrical comedy, the short story and the pastoral
drama. It provides a detailed comparison of major works from both
traditions including descriptive and critical readings of Italian
works. It shows why English writers valued such works and
demonstrates the ways in which they departed from or tried to outdo
the Italian original. Assuming no prior knowledge of Italy or
Italian literary history, this book introduces the student and
general reader to one of the most important and fascinating phases
in European literary history.
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