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Article: Jo Ann Cavallo. The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure.(Book review)
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- June 22, 2007
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Jo Ann Cavallo. The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure. Toronto: U of Toronto R 2004.
In her book The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure, Jo Ann Cavallo engages in an impressive comparative study of the Italian Renaissance's greatest epic poets, otherwise known as the "three crowns of Ferrara." She successfully places each author in his political and literary historical context while discussing their respective didactic agendas, agendas which differ greatly and in many ways reflect the cultural climate of each author. As her title indicates, she analyzes the gradual ...
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