Fable and Song in Italy (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Ellen Mary Clerke

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330165101 ISBN 13 : 9781330165102

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore Italian thought through fable, poetry, and history, and see how old stories shape a nation’s literature.

In this study, Ellen Mary Clerke surveys the textures of Italian letters from earlier legends to modern romanticism. The book blends close reading with broader context, showing how mythic tales and lyrical forms illuminate Italy’s literary evolution. It pairs discussion of major figures with reflections on style, influence, and national character, helping readers understand a complex era in accessible terms.

Readers will encounter clear analyses of how writers like Boiardo and Manzoni shaped Italian prose and poetry, the interplay between folklore and contemporary verse, and the ways Romantic ideas traveled across borders. The discussion covers critical comparisons, historical backdrop, and the shifting currents that defined Italian letters across centuries.

• Insights into Italian epic and fairy-tale traditions and their literary impact


• Comparisons of major authors and how their approaches differed


• Explanations of Romanticism’s emergence and its aftereffects in Italy


• Contextual thoughts on how French influence shaped the broader Latin literary world

Ideal for readers of literary history, Italian literature, and those curious about how culture and history shape a nation's storytelling.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The aim of this little volume is twofold. First, to trace out some of the influences acting on the more popular forms of Italian song; and secondly, to offer toE nglish readers, in the shape of translated extracts, specimens of Italian poets whose works difficulties of language have hitherto rendered inaccessible to the general public. In carrying out the first part of my programme, I have specially dwelt in the early chapters on the survival of classical myths in popular tradition, and on their transformation and modification at the hands of minstrels and poets. As Boiardo is the great exemplar, among the more polished bards, of this species of assimilation, I have illustrated it by following out some of the episodes in which he has thus blended antique and mediaeval mythology, so as to present them in consecutive and intelligible form. It is only in this fashion that the chivalric epic can be rendered readable to contemporaries, since its prolixity and discursiveness make it wearisome to pursue continuously as a whole. I ts original composition for piecemeal recitation places it in a totally different category from modem literature, addressed primarily to the mind through the eye.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries’ mass digitization efforts. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. Despite the cleaning process, occasional flaws may still be present that were part of the original work itself, or introduced during digitization. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found online in the HathiTrust Digital Library at www.hathitrust.org.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330165101
• ISBN 13: 9781330165102
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
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