Storia della letteratura italiana (De Sanctis)
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The Storia della letteratura italiana ("History of Italian literature
") is an essay written by Italian literary critic Francesco de Sanctis, published by Morano
in two volumes in 1870 and 1871.
It is considered the first truly complete, organic treatment of Italian literature as a whole.
Italian literature
Italian literature is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian....
") is an essay written by Italian literary critic Francesco de Sanctis, published by Morano
Morano (publishing house)
Morano is an Italian publishing house which was founded in Naples in 1849.Born during a difficult period in the history of Naples, it performed an important role in the diffusion of culture, publishing the writings of Giambattista Vico, Adolfo Bartoli, Vincenzo Gioberti and, later, above all, those...
in two volumes in 1870 and 1871.
It is considered the first truly complete, organic treatment of Italian literature as a whole.
Subdivision
The Storia della letteratura italiana consists of the following 20 chapters (the last two looking somewhat more compact and less deep, due to the haste that the publisher exerted over De Sanctis for its completion)- Volume I
- I-II - Sicilian and Tuscan literature.
- III (Lirica di Dante) - Poetry of Dante AlighieriDante AlighieriDurante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
. - IV - 13th century poetry.
- V ("Mysteries and visions") - Primitive chivalry literature and Holy Bible.
- VI - 14th century.
- VII (La Commedia) - Treatment of Dante's influence.
- VIII - PetrarchPetrarchFrancesco Petrarca , known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch is often called the "Father of Humanism"...
's Il CanzoniereIl CanzoniereIl Canzoniere , also known as the Rime Sparse , but originally titled , is a collection of poems by the Italian humanist, poet, and writer Francesco Petrarch....
. - IX - BoccaccioGiovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number of notable works including the Decameron, On Famous Women, and his poetry in the Italian vernacular...
's Decameron. - X (Il trecentista) - About Franco SacchettiFranco SacchettiFranco Sacchetti , was an Italian poet and novelist.-Biography:Born in Florence or in Ragusa , he was the son of Benci di Uguccione, surnamed "Buono", Florentine merchant of the noble and ancient family of the Sacchetti...
's work. - XI (Le stanzeStanzaIn poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "verse"...
) - 15th century (Leon Battista Alberti, Poliziano, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Luigi PulciLuigi PulciLuigi Pulci was an Italian poet best known for his Morgante, an epic story of a giant who is converted to Christianity and follows the knight Orlando....
, Matteo Maria BoiardoMatteo Maria BoiardoMatteo Maria Boiardo was an Italian Renaissance poet.Boiardo was born at, or near, Scandiano ; the son of Giovanni di Feltrino and Lucia Strozzi, he was of noble lineage, ranking as Count of Scandiano, with seignorial power over Arceto, Casalgrande, Gesso, and Torricella...
, Giovanni Pontano) - XII - 16th century
- Volume II
- XIII - AriostoLudovico AriostoLudovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso . The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions...
's L'Orlando furioso - XIV - Teofilo FolengoTeofilo FolengoTeofilo Folengo , who wrote under the pseudonym of Merlino Coccajo or Merlinus Coccaius, was one of the principal Italian macaronic poets.-Biography:...
- XV - Machiavelli and GuicciardiniFrancesco GuicciardiniFrancesco Guicciardini was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance...
- XVI - Pietro AretinoPietro AretinoPietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics and invented modern literate pornography.- Life :...
- XVII - Torquato TassoTorquato TassoTorquato Tasso was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata , in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the siege of Jerusalem...
- XVIII - Giambattista Marino and the Academy of ArcadiaAcademy of ArcadiaThe Academy of Arcadia or Academy of Arcadians was an Italian literary academy founded in Rome in 1690.-History:...
- XIX (La nuova scienza) - MetastasioMetastasioPietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his pseudonym of Metastasio, was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.-Early life:...
, GoldoniCarlo GoldoniCarlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty...
, PariniGiuseppe PariniGiuseppe Parini was an Italian Enlightenment satirist and poet of the neoclassic period.-Biography:Parini was born in Bosisio in Brianza, Lombardy...
, AlfieriVittorio AlfieriCount Vittorio Alfieri was an Italian dramatist, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy."-Early life:Alfieri was born at Asti in Piedmont....
, FoscoloUgo FoscoloUgo Foscolo , born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.-Biography:Foscolo was born on the Ionian island of Zakynthos...
and ManzoniAlessandro ManzoniAlessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni was an Italian poet and novelist.He is famous for the novel The Betrothed , generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature...
- XIII - Ariosto