Description:
Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching Italian Renaissance romance epics in college classrooms, including considerations of writing by women; madrigals; art; film; satire; cartography; representations of Muslim characters; reception in French, English, and Spanish literature; and digital role-playing games. Provides syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses and extensive resources.
Review Quotes:
"[A] phenomenal resource for both teaching and scholarship. . . . Literally every chapter is illuminating, well-documented, and useful--and a pleasure to read." --Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching
"The critical acumen, comprehensive scholarship, and dazzling array of breakthrough topics in this volume are impressive." --William J. Kennedy, Cornell University