Amedeide

Chiabrera, Gabriello, 1552-1638Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 532K words
Chapters: 54

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Amedeide by Gabriello ChiabreraAuthor: Chiabrera, Gabriello, 1552-1638,Language: Italian, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Feb 22, 2005

Editor's review

Amedeide is a long narrative poem written in Italian by the seventeenth-century poet Gabriello Chiabrera, continuing the classical poetic style that followed the Renaissance. Drawing on chivalric and love themes, the work is notable for its meter and rhetoric and reflects the author's inheritance of the classical poetic tradition. For readers studying Italian literature, especially the development of seventeenth-century poetry, it offers a textual sample for understanding Chiabrera's art. As a public-domain e-book released by Project Gutenberg, it preserves the language of the original poem and is suitable as supplementary reading for courses in literary history. Readers should note its verse form and period vocabulary and are advised to consult literary-historical background introductions to understand the poem's allusions and rhetorical devices.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Scholars studying seventeenth-century Italian poetry
Students and teachers of Italian literature
Advanced readers interested in classical narrative poetry
Researchers in need of public-domain Italian poetry texts

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer modern fiction or popular stories
Beginners without Italian reading ability
General readers seeking a Chinese translation

Reading tips

First read the chapters on Chiabrera in histories of Italian literature.
Read aloud in sections to feel the original poem's rhythm and rhetoric.
Consult reference works on myth and classical literature when encountering allusions.
Compare with narrative poems of the same period to grasp the characteristics of its style.

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FAQ

What kind of work is Amedeide?

It is a long narrative poem in Italian by the seventeenth-century poet Gabriello Chiabrera, a chivalric and love-themed work in the classical style, notable for its meter and rhetoric.

Is this book suitable as Italian-learning material?

Not very suitable for beginners. The poetic language is archaic, the syntax complex, and it contains period vocabulary and allusions; it is better suited to readers with some foundation in Italian and an interest in literary history.

What background knowledge is needed to read this narrative poem?

It is advisable to first learn about seventeenth-century Italian literary background, the classical narrative-poetry tradition, and common mythological allusions; this makes it easier to understand the poem's rhetorical devices and plot arrangement.

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About the author

Chiabrera, Gabriello, 1552-1638 Author · Italian · 1552–1638

Gabriello Chiabrera (1552–1638) was an Italian poet known for his lyric poetry, pastoral verse, and librettos for opera. Born in Italy, he lived across the latter half of the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century, working in several poetic genres, with lyric poetry as his most prominent field, where he paid close attention to form and the crafting of sound and rhythm. His pastoral poems follow the classical tradition, taking natural scenery and rural life as their subjects in a clear and graceful style. He also wrote librettos, contributing to the early practice of opera texts and leaving samples of writing for this emerging genre. His representative work, Amedeide, demonstrates his capacity for long narrative poetry. Public information on the details of Chiabrera's life is limited; existing records focus mainly on his poetic and dramatic achievements, and later scholarship has attended chiefly to his place in the Italian poetic tradition and his influence on the literary taste of his time.