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OverviewGenealogies of Fiction is a study of gender, dynastic politics, and intertextuality in medieval and Renaissance chivalric epic, focused on Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso. Relying on the direct study of manuscripts and incunabula, this project challenges the fixed distinction between medieval and early modern texts and reclaims medieval popular epic as a key source for the Furioso. Tracing the formation of the character of the warrior woman, from the amazon to Bradamante, the book analyzes the process of gender construction in early modern Italy. By reading the tension between the representations of women as fighters, lovers, and mothers, this study shows how the warrior woman is a symbolic center for the construction of legitimacy in the complex web of fears and expectations of the Northern Italian Renaissance court. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Assistant Professor Eleonora Stoppino (University of Illinois)Publisher: Fordham University Press Imprint: Fordham University Press ISBN: 9780823240418ISBN 10: 082324041 Publication Date: 24 May 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsExamines the figure of Bradamante in the chivalric tradition and in Ariosto's Renaissance-era epic. -The Chronicle Review Author InformationEleonora Stoppino is Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Illinois. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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