ISBN-13: 9780820461069 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 595 str.
ISBN-13: 9780820461069 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 595 str.
The first epic poem written in Italian is the Teseida delle nozze di Emilia (Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia) by Giovanni Boccaccio, the well-known author of the Decameron. Conceived and composed during the Florentine author s stay in Naples, it combines masterfully both epic and lyric themes in a genre that may be defined as an epic of love. Besides its intrinsic literary value, the poem reflects the author s youthful emotions and nostalgia for the happiest times of his life."