Selene Scarsi

Translating Women in Early Modern England (eBook, PDF)

Gender in the Elizabethan Versions of Boiardo, Ariosto and Tasso

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Produktbeschreibung

Situating itself in a long tradition of studies of Anglo-Italian literary relations in the Renaissance, this book analyses the representation of female figures in extant Elizabethan translations of three major works of Italian epic poetry. In focusing on the English translators' treatment of women characters, Scarsi discovers a category which was both a source of major modifications, and an evident point of interest for English translators and readers

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317007159
• Artikelnr.: 44782916

Autorenporträt

Dr Selene Scarsi is a Research Associate at the University of Hull, where she teaches English Renaissance Literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Part I (Mis)Translating Women: Sir John Harington's Orlano Furioso in English Heroical Verse: Ariosto's female knights
Ariosto's other female characters
Addresses to and general comments on women. Part II Female Figures in Elizabethan Translations of the Gerusalemme Liberata: Tasso's female characters. Part III From Partial Translations to Adaptations and Imitations: Tofte's Boiardo: Orlando Inamorato
Tofte's Ariosto: Two Tales: Spenser's Ariosto
Epilogue: variations on the same theme. Ariosto's Cantos IV to VI
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.