Author : Giovanni Boccaccio
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015056205308
Giovanni Boccaccio, Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia by Giovanni Boccaccio Pdf
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.