Description: Morgante : The Epic Adventures of Orlando and His Giant Friend Morgante, Paperback by Pulci, Luigi; Tusiani, Joseph (TRN); Lebano, Edoardo A. (INT), ISBN 0253214076, ISBN-13 9780253214072, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Now in paperback! Morgante The Epic Adventures of Orlando and His Giant Friend Morgante Luigi Pulci Translated by Joseph Tusiani Introduction and Notes by Edoardo A. Lèbano Pulci's Morgante is a multilayered text... so rich in witticisms, ribaldry, and word games that it has defied accurate rendering into English. Tusiani, an experienced and effective translator and poet, has met the challenge with a fluid contemporary version, effectively conveying the tempo of the original as well as its comic verve." —F. A. Bassanese, Choice Luigi Pulci, with Joseph Tusiani's translation and Edoardo A. Lèbano's commentary, has entered the pantheon of Italian epic poetry translated into English thus far infabited only by his three Italian followers: Matteo Maria Boiardo, Ludovico Ariosto, and Torquato Tasso."—Dino S. Cervigni, Italian Quarterly A reference work that no scholar of the Italian Renaissance can afford to ignore. Lèbano has done justice to Tusiani’s text and Tusiani has done justice to Pulci's masterpiece." —Gaetano Cipolla, Annali d'Italianistica A classic picaresque epic detailing the thrilling exploits of Orlando, Morgante is a tale of war and of the calamities that befall the romantic hero, his fellow knights, and their sovereign, Charlemagne. Orlando encounters the fierce Morgante and converts him; the giant then becomes his squire and trusted companion. This long-awaited annotated English translation will lead to a new appreciation of Luigi Pulci’s singular epic masterpiece and a reassessment of the author’s influence on modern English literature. Luigi Pulci (1432–1484) has been called the first Romantic poet after Dante. Admired by Lord Byron, Pulci was a major influence on the English Romantic poets. He was born in Florence to a noble family and was a member of the literary circle of his friend Lorenzo de Medici. Joseph Tusiani is Distinguished Service Professor (retired) at The City University of
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Book Title: Morgante : the Epic Adventures of Orlando and His Giant Friend Morgante
Number of Pages: 1016 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Item Height: 2.4 in
Topic: Literary, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction
Item Weight: 46.5 Oz
Author: Luigi. Pulci
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Book Series: Indiana Masterpiece Editions Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
