Scanderbeide
The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of Epirus (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
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Author
Contributions
- Rinaldina Russell (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2006-10-01 - University Of Chicago Press
Language
English
Word Count
112,000 words, Guess
Page Count
448 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL10192950M
- ISBN-139780226735085
- ISBN-100226735087
- OCLC Control Number65521517
- Library of Congress Control Number2006010779
and 2 more
- Goodreads1953909
- LibraryThing9368972
Classifications
- LCCPQ4634.S163 S3313 2006
Description
"The first historical heroic epic authored by a woman, Scanderbeide recounts the exploits of fifteenth-century Albanian warrior-prince George Scanderbeg and his war of resistance against the Ottoman sultanate. Filled with scenes of intense and suspenseful battles contrasted with romantic episodes, Scanderbeide combines the action and fantasy characteristic of the genre with analysis of its characters' motivations. In selecting a military campaign as her material and epic poetry as her medium, Margherita Sarrocchi (1560?-1617) not only engages in the masculine subjects of political conflict and warfare but also tackles a genre that was, until that point, the sole purview of men. First published posthumously in 1623, Scanderbeide reemerges here in an adroit English prose translation that maintains the suspense of the original text and gives ample context to its rich cultural implications."--Publisher's website.
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- Scanderbeide: The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of Epirus (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
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