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 InfoNew York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2025031821
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