2. Between Ariosto and Tasso: The Sacripante and the Prime imprese del conte Orlando

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. 'Miserabile Insieme, e Glorioso': Introduction to the Life, Works, and Milieu of Lodovico Dolce 1
5. 2. Between Ariosto and Tasso: The Sacripante and the Prime imprese del conte Orlando 25
6. 3. 'I Costumi d'Hoggidì': Dolce and the Commedia of the Cinquecento 59
7. 4. Between Lord and Lady: The Tyrant's Captain in Dolce's Marianna 92
8. 5. From Imitation to Emulation: Dolce's Classicism and the Fate of Infelix Dido in Cinquecento Tragedy 105
9. 6. 'Non Mai Stance di Giovare': The Prose Dialogues and Treatises 128
10. Conclusion 165
11. Notes 171
12. Bibliography 257
13. Index 287