Solyman Disguised as Scipio : A Note on Gerusalemme liberata x 51-52 · In Gerusalemme liberata x 51-52, Solyman suddenly appears and harangues Aladin and his followers. Among the unacknowledged sources of these octaves is Petrarch’s Africa iv 179-240, which reworks in turn an episode narrated by Livy, Ab urbe condita xxii 53-54, in which Scipio, after the battle of Cannae, crushes an attempt to desert. Because the recognition of the source is essential to the correct understanding of the episode’s meaning in the work, particular emphasis is given both to the way the anecdote was uniquely received and reworked by Tasso and to the central role that it plays in Petrarch’s historical and moral reflections
SOLIMANO IN VESTE DI SCIPIONE : UNA NOTA A GERUSALEMME LIBERATA X 51-52
Matteo Venier
2025-01-01
Abstract
Solyman Disguised as Scipio : A Note on Gerusalemme liberata x 51-52 · In Gerusalemme liberata x 51-52, Solyman suddenly appears and harangues Aladin and his followers. Among the unacknowledged sources of these octaves is Petrarch’s Africa iv 179-240, which reworks in turn an episode narrated by Livy, Ab urbe condita xxii 53-54, in which Scipio, after the battle of Cannae, crushes an attempt to desert. Because the recognition of the source is essential to the correct understanding of the episode’s meaning in the work, particular emphasis is given both to the way the anecdote was uniquely received and reworked by Tasso and to the central role that it plays in Petrarch’s historical and moral reflectionsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
