 | The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure Subjects: Boiardo Matteo Maria 1440 or 41–1494 -- Criticism and interpretation; Ariosto Lodovico 1474–1533 -- Criticism and interpretation; Tasso Torquato 1544–1595 -- Criticism and interpretation; Epic poetry Italian -- History and criticism; Romances Ital; The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso is the first critical study to bring together the three poets in a coherent vision that maps changes while uncovering continuities. Cavallo Jo Ann : Jo Ann Cavallo is a professor in the Department of Italian at Columbia University. |
