ISBN-13: 9780198160151 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 400 str.
ISBN-13: 9780198160151 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 400 str.
The romance or chivalric epic was the most popular form of literature in Renaissance Italy. This book shows how it owed its appeal to a successful fusion of traditional, medieval tales of Charlemagne and Arthur with the newer cultural themes developed by the revival in classical antiquity that constitutes the key to Renaissance culture.