Italian Romance Epic in the Age of Humanism - Everson, Jane E. (, Senior Lecturer, Royal Holloway, University of London)

The romance or chivalric epic was the most popular form of literature in Renaissance Italy. This book shows how it owed its appeal to a successful fusion of traditional, medieval tales of Charlemagne and Arthur with the newer cultural themes developed by the revival of interest in classical antiquity which constitutes the key to Renaissance culture.