دانلود کتاب "Storia di Ugho da Vernia" de Andrea da Barberino: Edición crítica

The aim of the “Storia di Ugho da Vernia written by Andrea da Barberino: Critical Edition” was to reframe the study of a Tuscan writer at the turn of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries whose literary production circulated widely, being very popular in his time as well as the fact that some of his works are still of interest today. For this purpose, the main objective was to analyse of one of his most distinguishing works, the Storia di Ugho da Vernia, which is peculiar because there are some important aspects in it of the French chansons de geste, of chivalric novels and of books of chivalry. In relation to the chanson, it should be noted that the main character is of the lineage of Garin de Monglane le fier or narbonnais, who, like his family members, fights against the Saracens and is a loyal vassal: he does not rebel against the absurd demand of his lord to go to hell and even endures his teasing. The fantastic creatures such as dragons, huge snakes, giants, etc., which he faces and invariably defeats, may proceed from the books of chivalry. Finally, from chivalry novels, may come the patina of reality that emerges from the way of narrating and from some of the places where the action develops, such as Santiago de Compostela, Rome, Jerusalem, Calabria, Greece etc., the first three being the main destinations for western pilgrimage. Regarding the text, the aim was to offer a critical edition, which may trigger further research from different perspectives of analysis required by the text. The fact that in 1882 F. Zambrini and A. Bacchi della Lega edited the work should be considered. However, not only they simply transcribe it, as they commented in the introduction. As they also used the copy which was transcribed by a librarian of the Biblioteca Magliabechiana. In 1968, a reprint of the text was issued without contributing anything new, and in 2013 it was published on the web using the MLA and APA formats, whose difference lies in the form of presentation of the texts...