A01=Moderata Fonte
adventure
Author_Moderata Fonte
canon
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chivalry
damsel in distress
domination
education
enchantment
epic poetry
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europe
femininity
feminism
gender
illusion
inheritance
italy
knight
literature
love
magic
masculinity
palace
power
quest
recovered
rescue
resourcefulness
romance
seduction
sorceress
strength
supernatural
suspense
translation
women
Product details
- ISBN 9780226256788
- Weight: 794g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The first original chivalric poem written by an Italian woman, Floridoro imbues a strong feminist ethos into a hypermasculine genre. Dotted with the usual characteristics—dark forests, illusory palaces, enchanted islands, seductive sorceresses—Floridoro is the story of the two greatest knights of a bygone age: the handsome Floridoro, who risks everything for love, and the beautiful Risamante, who helps women in distress while on a quest for her inheritance. Throughout, Moderata Fonte (1555–92) vehemently defends women’s capacity to rival male prowess in traditionally male-dominated spheres. And her open criticism of women’s lack of education is echoed in the plights of various female characters who must depend on unreliable men.
First published in 1581, Floridoro remains a vivacious and inventive narrative by a singular poet.
First published in 1581, Floridoro remains a vivacious and inventive narrative by a singular poet.
