Baldo - Teofilo Folengo
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Folengo (1491-1544) was born in Mantua and joined the Benedictine order, but became a runaway monk and satirist of monasticism. In 1517 he published--as "Merlin Cocaio"--the first version of his macaronic narrative poem Baldo. This edition provides the first English translation of this send-up of ancient epic and Renaissance chivalric romance.
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Folengo (1491-1544) was born in Mantua and joined the Benedictine order, but became a runaway monk and satirist of monasticism. In 1517 he published--as "Merlin Cocaio"--the first version of his macaronic narrative poem Baldo. This edition provides the first English translation of this send-up of ancient epic and Renaissance chivalric romance.
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| Author | Teofilo Folengo |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Release year | 2008 |
| Cover type | Hardcover |
| EAN | 9780674031241 |