Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Illustrations IX
4. Editors' Preface XI
5. Acknowledgments XIII
6. Abbreviations XV
7. Introduction
8. 1. The Background 3
9. 2. Poetic Structure 22
10. 3. The Allegorical Stag 39
11. Notes to the Introduction 69
12. Caccia di Diana. Diana's Hunt 97
13. Commentary to the Poem 152
14. Glossary of the Huntresses 196
15. Appendix: Ternario and Ballata with English Translation 220
16. Bibliography of Works Consulted 229
17. Index 247
18. Backmatter 256