The Cronaca di Partenope: An Introduction to and Critical Edition of the First Vernacular History of Naples (c. 1350) (Medieval Mediterranean)

Narrating the history of Naples from its foundation in early antiquity to the year 1343, the Cronaca di Partenope was the first chronologically comprehensive history of the city and one of the earliest works of any genre composed in the Neapolitan vernacular. Drawing on earlier-medieval texts and a healthy dose of legend, it is a prime witness to Neapolitan identity and memory in the later Middle Ages and an important example of southern Italian civic historiography. This volume offers the first critical edition of the text, accompanied by an extensive introduction that establishes its author, date, historical context, source materials, and later fortunes, including its significant influence on the subsequent development of local historiography Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Abbreviations and Stylistic Conventions......Page 10 PRELIMINARY MATTER......Page 12 I. Introduction......Page 14 II. Original Text, Author, and Date......Page 22 III. Historical Context......Page 38 IV. Sources and Adaptations......Page 66 V. Diffusion and Influence, 1350-1490......Page 90 VI. Manuscripts......Page 114 THE CRONACA DI PARTENOPE. A CRITICAL EDITION......Page 160 Preface to the Edition......Page 162 Edition......Page 176 APPENDICES......Page 294 I. Historical Notes and Sources......Page 296 II. Variant Text of Manuscript V......Page 344 III. Chapter Titles Added by Other Manuscript Witnesses......Page 352 Bibliography......Page 358 Index......Page 366 This volume offers the first critical edition of and thorough introduction to one of medieval Naples' most notable expressions of local memory and identity and a foundational text in the subsequent development of Neapolitan historiography. By Samantha Kelly. Attributed To Bartolomeo Caracciolo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [347]-353) And Index. Text In Italian; Study In English.