Luigi Pulci in Renaissance Florence and Beyond: New Perspectives on his Poetry and Influence (Cursor Mundi) (English and Italian Edition) (Cursor Mundi, 29)

A Comprehensive Volume Of Collected Essays On Luigi Pulci, The Most Popular Poet Of Quattrocento Florence. Luigi Pulci's Rollicking, Ribald Account Of The Exploits Of The Paladin Orlando And His Giant Friend Morgante Has Never Failed To Provoke Strong Reactions In Its Readers. Pulci's Irreverent Satirical Wit Made His 'morgante' An Instant Bestseller Following Its Initial Publication, But Also Drew The Ire Of Powerful Enemies Like The Dominican Friar Girolamo Savonarola, Who Called For Copies To Be Burned In The 'bonfires Of Vanities' Organized By His Followers In Florence. The 'morgante' Is The Most Important Immediate Precursor To The 'orlando Innamorato' And The 'orlando Furioso', Yet Relatively Little Critical Attention Has Been Devoted To Pulci's Work Compared To That Of His Successors Boiardo And Ariosto. This Volume - The First Collection Of Critical Essays Dedicated To Pulci - Offers A Comprehensive Reassessment Of Pulci's Work And Legacy, Shedding New Light On The Cultural And Literary Traditions That Pulci Draws From And Subverts, The Social And Political Forces That Shaped Pulci's Work, And The Breadth Of Pulci's Influence From The Renaissance To The Present Day. Front Matter ("Contents"), p. i Free Access Introduction, p. 1 James K. Coleman, Andrea Moudarres https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114117 Tra autobiografia e confessione, p. 13 Marco Villoresi https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114118 The Devil and the Mirror: Pulci’s Theology, p. 31 Pina Palma https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114119 The Tenzone between Matteo Franco and Luigi Pulci in the Context of Renaissance Vituperium: Notes on Language and Intertextuality, p. 51 Michelangelo Zaccarello https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114120 Rhetoric of Insult in Luigi Pulci’s Morgante, p. 73 Alessio Decaria https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114121 ‘... e tutto il prato di pecore è pieno’ (Morgante, xx. 37): Dalla similitudine alla metafora, p. 129 Maria Cristina Cabani https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114122 La morte di Orlando nel Morgante, p. 163 Stefano Carrai https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114123 Luigi Pulci and the Invention of Renaissance Irreverence, p. 181 Linda L. Carroll https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114124 The Ideological Battle of Roncevaux: The Critique of Political Power from Pulci’s Morgante to Sicilian Puppet Theatre Today, p. 209 Jo Ann Cavallo https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CURSOR-EB.5.114125 Back Matter ("Index"), p. 233