“FROM THE ITALIAN": BYRON'S TRANSLATION OF PULCI'S MORGANTE MAGGIORE.

This essay argues that the usual reading of Byron's translation of Pulci's epic – that it is a literal translation through which Byron sought to learn Pulci's comic style and justify the improprieties of Don Juan – is a reductive one. The essay lays out what we know about Byron's engagement with Pul...

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Publicado en:Litteraria Pragensia: Studies in Literature & Culture Vol. 23; no. 46; pp. 6 - 23
Autor principal: Rawes, Alan
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Charles University Prague, Faculty of Arts 2013
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