Fantastic creatures in Italian literature from the age of Dante to modernity / edited by Giulia Maria Ciprani & Paolo Rigo.
| Other author | Cipriani, Giulia M. |
| Other author | Rigo, Paolo |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Giulia M. Cipriani and Paolo Rigo -- Chiaro Davanzati's bestiary sonnets / Eduard Vilella -- Cino and the fantastic beasts: the Antiliosa and the others / Paolo Rigo -- An intercultural journey of Dante's phoenix in China: symbolism, transformation, and translation / Deng Yang -- Dante's siren: femmina, serena, strega / George Rayson -- Fantastic traces within the Decameron's bestiary -- Between horror and humor: the demonic body in Pulci and Boiardo / Giulia M. Cipriani -- Shape-shifters: animal metamorphoses in Boiardo's Orlando innamorato / Anna Carocci -- The myth of Medusa's petrification and the danger of oblivion: literary reflections from Dante to Giordano Bruno / Eleonora Buonocore -- The terrible tarantula and its venom: two literary interpretations from the Baroque era / Silvia Argurio -- The rooster between earth and sky: Giacomo Leopardi's Cantico del gallo silvestre / Dario Marcucci. |
| Abstract | "An exploration of the symbolic and philosophical roles of animals and hybrid creatures in Italian literature from its origins to the early modern period"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025031821 |
| ISBN | 9781666956740 cloth |
| ISBN | 9781666956764 paperback |
| ISBN | ebook |
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