Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/8qOXSl Floridoro: A Chivalric Romance By: Moderata Fonte Publisher: University of Chicago Press Print ISBN: 9780226256788, 0226256782 eText ISBN: 9780226256795, 0226256790 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2006 Format: PDF Available from $ 37.00 USD SKU 9780226256795 The first original chivalric poem written by an Italian woman, Floridoro imbues a strong feminist ethos into a hypermasculine genre. Dotted with the usual characteristics—dark forests, illusory palaces, enchanted islands, seductive sorceresses—Floridoro is the story of the two greatest knights of a bygone age: the handsome Floridoro, who risks everything for love, and the beautiful Risamante, who helps women in distress while on a quest for her inheritance. Throughout, Moderata Fonte (1555–92) vehemently defends women’s capacity to rival male prowess in traditionally male-dominated spheres. And her open criticism of women’s lack of education is echoed in the plights of various female characters who must depend on unreliable men. First published in 1581, Floridoro remains a vivacious and inventive narrative by a singular poet. Additional ISBNs 9780226256788, 9780226256771, 0226256782, 0226256774
