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Jo Ann Cavallo. The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure.(Book review)
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Jo Ann Cavallo. The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure. Toronto: U of Toronto R 2004.
In her book The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From Public Duty to Private Pleasure, Jo Ann Cavallo engages in an impressive comparative study of the Italian Renaissance's greatest epic poets, otherwise known as the "three crowns of Ferrara." She successfully places each author in his political and literary historical contex...
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