Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 462 pages) |
Series |
The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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Contents |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; THE OTHER VOICE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES; MARGHERITA SARROCCHI AND THE WRITING OF THE SCANDERBEIDE; VOLUME EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTE ON TRANSLATION; CAST OF MAIN CHARACTERS; CANTO 1; CANTO 2; CANTO 3; CANTO 5; CANTO 6; CANTO 7; CANTO 9; CANTO 10; CANTO 13; CANTO 14; CANTO 15; CANTO 17; CANTO 18; CANTO 19; CANTO 20; CANTO 21; CANTO 22; CANTO 23; APPENDIX : EXCERPTS FROM CANTOS 5, 6, 13, AND 22 IN ITALIAN; GLOSSARY; SERIES EDITORS' BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Summary |
The first historical heroic epic authored by a woman, Scanderbeide recounts the exploits of fifteenth-century Albanian warrior-prince George Scanderbeg and his war of resistance against the Ottoman sultanate. Filled with scenes of intense and suspenseful battles contrasted with romantic episodes, Scanderbeide combines the action and fantasy characteristic of the genre with analysis of its characters? motivations. In selecting a military campaign as her material and epic poetry as her medium, Margherita Sarrocchi (1560??1617) not only engages in the masculine subjects of political conflict and |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Translated from the Italian |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Scanderbeg, 1405?-1468 -- Poetry
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SUBJECT |
Scanderbeg, 1405?-1468 fast |
Subject |
POETRY -- Continental European.
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Italian Literature.
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Romance Literatures.
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Languages & Literatures.
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Genre/Form |
Poetry
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Russell, Rinaldina.
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ISBN |
9780226735061 |
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0226735060 |
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