Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino: Annotated English Edition and Translation (Toronto Italian Studies)

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, Vergil'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."-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Half-Title Page 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction: Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino (1508) 14 The Peregrino’s Setting, Title, and Characters 16 Genre and Gender 25 Caviceo’s Life and Works 34 Literary Antecedents of the Peregrino 37 Critical Reception of the Peregrino 49 The Language of the Peregrino and a Note on This Translation 52 Bibliography 72 Italian Editions of Caviceo’s Peregrino 72 French Translations of Caviceo’s Peregrino 73 Spanish Adaptations of Caviceo’s Peregrino 74 Excerpts of the Peregrino 74 Primary Sources 75 Secondary Sources 77 Peregrino Proem and Dedication 86 Peregrino Book 1 89 Peregrino Book 2 243 Peregrino Book 3 338 Index 478 This unabridged, annotated English translation of Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino brings this popular Italian Renaissance romance to English readers for the first time.