Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino
Annotated English Edition and Translation
Seiten
2023
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-0575-2 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-0575-2 (ISBN)
This unabridged, annotated English translation of Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino brings this popular Italian Renaissance romance to English readers for the first time.
Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino (1508) was a popular Renaissance prose romance in Italy, France, and Spain. Considered the first novel written for women, Peregrino relates the courtship of two young lovers from hostile households who succeed in doing what Romeo and Juliet, among others, could not: reconcile their families and marry without resorting to suicide.
Peregrino features cameos of historical celebrities who interact with fictitious characters during their many adventures, which include a Mediterranean pilgrimage, courtly celebrations, funerals, legal trials, and a journey to the Other World. The book presents female agency in psychologically developed characters and contexts and includes allusions to previous literary masterpieces, such as Homer’s epics, Virgil’s Aeneid, and Dante’s Divine Comedy.
This edition includes a detailed introduction and a biography of Jacopo Caviceo. Drawing on critical and comparative studies in a broad range of literary interests, the book sheds light on the emergence of the modern novel in the early modern period.
Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino (1508) was a popular Renaissance prose romance in Italy, France, and Spain. Considered the first novel written for women, Peregrino relates the courtship of two young lovers from hostile households who succeed in doing what Romeo and Juliet, among others, could not: reconcile their families and marry without resorting to suicide.
Peregrino features cameos of historical celebrities who interact with fictitious characters during their many adventures, which include a Mediterranean pilgrimage, courtly celebrations, funerals, legal trials, and a journey to the Other World. The book presents female agency in psychologically developed characters and contexts and includes allusions to previous literary masterpieces, such as Homer’s epics, Virgil’s Aeneid, and Dante’s Divine Comedy.
This edition includes a detailed introduction and a biography of Jacopo Caviceo. Drawing on critical and comparative studies in a broad range of literary interests, the book sheds light on the emergence of the modern novel in the early modern period.
Sherry Roush is an associate professor of Italian in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at Pennsylvania State University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino (1508)
The Peregrino’s Setting, Title, and Characters
Gender and Genre
Caviceo’s Life and Works
Literary Antecedents of the Peregrino
Critical Reception of the Peregrino
The Language of the Peregrino and a Note on This Translation
Bibliography
Italian Editions of Caviceo’s Peregrino
French Translations of Caviceo’s Peregrino
Spanish Adaptations of Caviceo’s Peregrino
Excerpts of the Peregrino
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Peregrino Proem and Dedication
Peregrino Book 1
Peregrino Book 2
Peregrino Book 3
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 22.12.2022 |
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Reihe/Serie | Toronto Italian Studies |
Verlagsort | Toronto |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 160 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 820 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
ISBN-10 | 1-4875-0575-2 / 1487505752 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-0575-2 / 9781487505752 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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