Luigi Pulci in Renaissance Florence and beyond : new perspectives on his poetry and influence / edited by James K. Coleman and Andrea Moudarres.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, James Karl, 1897- editor.

Moudarres, Andrea, editor.

Series:

Cursor mundi (Turnhout, Belgium) ; v. 29.

Cursor mundi ; volume 29

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Pulci, Luigi, 1432-1484--Criticism and interpretation.

Pulci, Luigi.

Pulci, Luigi, 1432-1484.

Italian poetry--15th century.

Italian poetry.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

239 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, [2017]

Language Note:

In English with some passages in Italian.

Summary:

A comprehensive volume of collected essays on Luigi Pulci, the most popular poet of Quattrocento Florence. Luigi Pulci's rollicking, ribald account of the exploits of the paladin Orlando and his giant friend Morgante has never failed to provoke strong reactions in its readers. Pulci's irreverent satirical wit made his 'Morgante' an instant bestseller following its initial publication, but also drew the ire of powerful enemies like the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, who called for copies to be burned in the 'bonfires of vanities' organized by his followers in Florence. The 'Morgante' is the most important immediate precursor to the 'Orlando innamorato' and the 'Orlando furioso', yet relatively little critical attention has been devoted to Pulci's work compared to that of his successors Boiardo and Ariosto. This volume - the first collection of critical essays dedicated to Pulci - offers a comprehensive reassessment of Pulci's work and legacy, shedding new light on the cultural and literary traditions that Pulci draws from and subverts, the social and political forces that shaped Pulci's work, and the breadth of Pulci's influence from the Renaissance to the present day.

Contents:

Tra autobiografia e confessione / Marco Villoresi Villoresi, Marco 13

The Devil and the Mirror: Pulci's Theology / Pina Palma Palma, Pina 31

The Tenzone between Matteo Franco and Luigi Pulci in the Context of Renaissance Vituperium: Notes on Language and Intertextuality / Michelangelo Zaccarello Zaccarello, Michelangelo 51

Rhetoric of Insult in Luigi Pulci's Morgante / Alessio Decaria Decaria, Alessio 73

'... e tutto il prato di pecore è pieno' (Morgante, XX. 37): Dalla similitudine alla metafora / Maria Cristina Cabani Cabani, Maria Cristina 129

La morte di Orlando nel Morgante / Stefano Carrai Carrai, Stefano 163

Luigi Pulci and the Invention of Renaissance Irreverence / Linda L. Carroll Carroll, Linda L. 181

The Ideological Battle of Roncevaux: The Critique of Political Power from Pulci's Morgante to Sicilian Puppet Theatre Today / Jo Ann Cavallo Cavallo, Jo Ann 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

2503574394

9782503574394

OCLC:

993760222