Scanderbeide: The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of EpirusThe first historical heroic epic authored by a woman, Scanderbeide recounts the exploits of fifteenth-century Albanian warrior-prince George Scanderbeg and his war of resistance against the Ottoman sultanate. Filled with scenes of intense and suspenseful battles contrasted with romantic episodes, Scanderbeide combines the action and fantasy characteristic of the genre with analysis of its characters’ motivations. In selecting a military campaign as her material and epic poetry as her medium, Margherita Sarrocchi (1560?–1617) not only engages in the masculine subjects of political conflict and warfare but also tackles a genre that was, until that point, the sole purview of men. First published posthumously in 1623, Scanderbeide reemerges here in an adroit English prose translation that maintains the suspense of the original text and gives ample context to its rich cultural implications. |
Contents
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VOLUME EDITORS BIBLIOGRAPHY | 45 |
NOTE ON TRANSLATION | 59 |
CAST OF MAIN CHARACTERS | 63 |
CANTO 1 | 75 |
CANTO 2 | 100 |
CANTO 3 | 113 |
CANTO 5 | 139 |
CANTO 15 | 274 |
CANTO 17 | 290 |
CANTO 18 | 295 |
CANTO 19 | 313 |
CANTO 20 | 324 |
CANTO 21 | 349 |
CANTO 22 | 366 |
CANTO 23 | 387 |
CANTO 6 | 164 |
CANTO 7 | 179 |
CANTO 9 | 204 |
CANTO 10 | 223 |
CANTO 13 | 240 |
CANTO 14 | 263 |
EXCERPTS FROM CANTOS 5 6 13 AND 22 IN ITALIAN | 403 |
GLOSSARY | 427 |
SERIES EDITORS BIBLIOGRAPHY | 441 |
INDEX | 455 |
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Scanderbeide: The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of Epirus Margherita Sarrocchi No preview available - 2006 |
Scanderbeide: The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of Epirus Margherita Sarrocchi No preview available - 2006 |
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