{"product_id":"9781487505752-jacopo-caviceos-peregrino","title":"Jacopo Caviceo's Peregrino","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnotated English Edition and Translation\u003cbr\u003eThis unabridged, annotated English translation of Jacopo Caviceo’s Peregrino brings this popular Italian Renaissance romance to English readers for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacopo Caviceo’s \u003ci\u003ePeregrino\u003c\/i\u003e (1508) was a popular Renaissance prose romance in Italy, France, and Spain. Considered the first novel written for women, \u003ci\u003ePeregrino\u003c\/i\u003e relates the courtship of two young lovers from hostile households who succeed in doing what Romeo and Juliet, among others, could not: reconcile their families and marry without resorting to suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeregrino\u003c\/i\u003e features cameos of historical celebrities who interact with fictitious characters during their many adventures, which include a Mediterranean pilgrimage, courtly celebrations, funerals, legal trials, and a journey to the Other World. The book presents female agency in psychologically developed characters and contexts and includes allusions to previous literary masterpieces, such as Homer’s epics, Virgil’s \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, and Dante’s \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition includes a detailed introduction and a biography of Jacopo Caviceo. Drawing on critical and comparative studies in a broad range of literary interests, the book sheds light on the emergence of the modern novel in the early modern period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40672738050145,"sku":"9781487505752","price":85.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35389425.jpg?v=1759787890","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781487505752-jacopo-caviceos-peregrino","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}