character of his poems, 260;
Italy--Importance of the _Novella_--Definition of the
Wolfhard, his Life of S. Walpurgis, cited for medieval contempt of
This Paduan caricature may be reckoned among the most valuable
382-388). _Laudesi_, the (Umbrian religious societies),
He dares, if his enormities be great,
the _novella_ especially suited to the Italian genius, 426, v. 52,
no relation of reciprocity with the world of action or the audience of
397, 398
admiration for plastic beauty expressed in his dialogue on women. people in all walks of life. 468
iv. Ferrara, where we find ourselves among the scholars of its famous
exiled by Cosimo de' Medici, 167, 170;
receives a diploma from Charles IV., 118
134-137. early popular works in the dialects, 34, 129;
Rappresentazioni_ and plays of a mixed kind derived from a free
S'asconde, e 'l sonno eterna notte adduce. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. ambassador from France at Rome, 405;
What
Cardinal, 414;
select a single poem of commanding power. Francis of Holland, his record of the conversations of Michelangelo
different light. form it had assumed when Cecchi used it, was, in fact, the survival of
pictures for the mind to rest on. of himself, which forms part of his _Boiardo Innamorato_.
Trissino's adherence to Maximilian's party cost him some months of
Both
della Scozia_, in his collected plays (Lemonnier, 1856). Dante and Petrarch compared, ii. Montalcino, his execution, v. 478
101, 177;
Alamanni, Antonio, writer of the 'Triumph of Death,' iv. Civile_, which he wrote in Italian, was a work of his adolescence. If aught of these strains fill this consort up,
iv. which must have been peculiarly odious to a man of his lazy
of a god before unknown in modern Europe. Students who desire to follow the
CHAPTER XIV. Almachilde is
his patronage of learning, 165, 223;
Novellieri Italiani_, Milano, 1815, vols. Like
50
little spirit. adopted by Pomponazzi, 459, 472
Put in circulation, these works of immodest art roused the indignation
Her letters
323, v. 365;
Alas!
translation of the Dirge of Narcissus and the May Song, 328;
He spent this
his preposterous obedience (iii. So different is genius guided by principles from the
497
stubborn but respectful resistance, suggest a series of high-wrought
Petrarchistic counterfeits, however excellent in form, have precisely
There is a strict link of connection between Machiavelli's works. 119 _note_ 2;
suggests carving the headland of Sarzana into a statue, 401;
398, 468, 470 (cp. Girolamo Folengo was born in 1491 of noble parents at Cipada, a
contumacious heretic in 1556, driven into hiding at Venice, attacked
If there be any blood whose heat is choked
personages. 332. 570
ended it as a Florentine burgher. attention to Folengo that has been paid to Rabelais, it is not
Per le cime dei pini e degli allori,
independent and antagonistic States. first includes his poetical epistles, addressed to Fracastoro,
161
121;
effect produced by Savonarola upon him, 491, 509, iii. 543, 550;
from a private letter from Rome (1399), 282 _note_ 1;
characteristic of the man. the ordeal of fire with Fra Domenico, i. ---- Vitelozzo, i. his marriage and life as a citizen of Florence, 245;
of his success. Happy are they who can boast of
the controversy between his admirers and detractors, iii. It is needless to multiply
critics, exercised in the minuti of style and armed with precedents
_note_ 1;
Ancor che faccia el sergiere a colui
statecraft, based in the last resort upon the observation of decadent
relief from the limpid nonsense of the amourists. 229;
73.] and circulation of these pedantic exercises. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project
Alessi, Galeazzo, his work at Genoa, iii. He could not be true to himself without falseness of
This MS.,
Piccolomini, neas Sylvius. (_See_ Coccio.) the Medicean Chapel, its marble panelling, 79 _note_ 3;
Non supplic n a Giacomo n a Piero. 122
[Footnote 477: _Ibid._ p. 249. Florence: struggle between Florence and the Visconti, i. What follows is equally dramatic. The altercation between this host and
321 _note_ 1, v. 295;
Some, like _la bella
E se il mio caro ben morte m'asconde,
sense and quiet humor produces an apparent discrepancy between his
Relation of Satiric to Serious Literature--Italy has more
i. [105]
its own testimony in the search for truth--contained the germ of all
But we owe to it our spiritual
most lovely of his many sonnets. Sansovini, the, their work as sculptors and bronze founders in
11; iv. 106 _note_ 2;
376
his sensuality, iv.
nicely-turned phrases for a few solid facts, a few spontaneous
Send to his heart; so sharp are they, and wring
brings Greek MSS. invocation of Saints. they spoke in tones which lacked the ring of Roman eloquence. 169;
pagan story. nature. dottrina consiste nella lingua greca, dando tutta la riputatione allo
Diamond, the, name of a club at Florence formed by the Duke of
Quercia, Jacopo della, his work as a sculptor in Italian churches,
And dead folk shuddering leave their tombs thereat,
its illustrations of the profligacy of Rome, 386 _note_ 1, 387
This passage warns us that an age of _cicisbei_ and _castrati_ has
burlesque the poems of his predecessors; but his philosophy inclined
him, v. 117 _note_ 1
362
[Footnote 278: It was printed in 1486.] middle ages, iv. literary excellence. [Footnote 298: See _Versi e Prose di Luigi Alamanni_, 2 vols.,
[Footnote 410: The book was first printed at Vicenza. He then explains why he has
_Commedia dell'Anima_ (old Italian religious drama), iv. A canon of goodness is
more laughable than a letter (_Lettere all'Aretino_, vol. his designs for tarsia work there, in the Sala del Cambio, iii. Molza as an Italian poet, 228-234;
Christianity. wins the prize of valour at a tournament in 1468, 405;
kingdom of Naples, visited Sicily, and died at last near Padua, in the
religion, in ethics, she seemed to have been left devoid of guiding
Though a prophet speak with
For men who felt thus, the Age of
illustrated. biographers ascribe to him. vicissitudes, and the strong pictorial beauties of Olimpia's novel,
said to have been really written by Leo Battista Alberti, 239
his labours at S. Peter's, iii. their rise to power, 375;
i. its organism. vol. extinguished, while acquiescence in the doctrines of a corrupt Church
Boyhood--Griffarosto--Invective against Friars--Maccaronic Poetry--The
districts.
116;
before his eyes? 148
how much of the sublime consists of incorporeal vagueness, need not
306, ii. His neglect to base his speculations on a thorough-going
Ariosto's morality was clearly on a level with that of the novelists
the Madrigals and Sonnets, iv. wisdom by sympathy. so far as they found it convenient to do so. 53, 55-61;
excitable and emotional character of the people of Perugia, iii. impossible. philosophical writings.] Berni, Francesco, related to Cardinal Bibbiena, v. 357;
on cutting down the old clothes of Plautus and Terence to fit their
The grossest
Quam sibi mojeram lateri mirare tacatam
enters Milan as conqueror, 87, 154, 163, ii. This leads by natural transitions to the real
With the school of Bembo he has nothing in common except
the Italian feeling for mere beauty is tempered with reticence and
Laud to Jesus, iv. imposed on men who ruled the politics of Italy--on statesmen with
Turks, descent of the, upon Otranto, i. 172);
courtesy of a Florentine scholar, Signor A. Gherardi, who sent me
himself within a tub, who takes the cudgel, who gets a gelding for his
like a potentate with evils which subdued less hardened spirits, and
finest are the exordia on Love and Honor, on Jealousy, on Loyalty, on
Investitures, War of, i. The majority of his
Bernardo Morsolin in the last chapters of his _Giangiorgio Trissino_
Sanga, this lewd age is an age of lead,
autograph has to be taken as conclusive evidence of its genuineness,
Luigini, Federigo, his _Libro della Bella Donna_, ii. before women. _Lettere all'Ar._ vol. 397. 44;
Trissino could make rules, but that he could not apply them to any
Teofilo Folengo, or Merlinus Cocaius, or Limerno Pitocco, was, when he
becomes the dictator of Italian letters, ii. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
scripta_ (Aldus, 1535), pp. Lucrine Lake, Puteoli and Capre and Stabi, are household words, and
185-187,
The one is more restrained, the other more tragic. Believing that States might
is yet by no means unfavorable to despotism. sic otiaretur."] It takes shape from the
paradoxical character of the Papacy during the Renaissance, 371-374,
manner invented but little. his _Capitoli_, v. 364 (cp. L'edera bianca, e sparge s dolce ombra,
this was a success comparable with that of Bernardo Accolti or
the contest that ensues, Nicomaco gains the victory. his monument by Sansovino, iii. Roman Qualities--Roman Defects--Elimination of Roman
style, which, when we read his epic, forces us to think of the
center of his romance. (_Renaissance in Italy_, vol. But see xxiv. as the reconstruction of society upon new bases, could not be
League, 578;
grand end of human existence, which is strenuous life in a united
One is at home and weeping,
popularity of origin, which suggests a plausible excuse for the
cit._ vol. Quarrel with his Son Giulio--His Critical Works--The _Italia
Aquino, or Averroes; who imposed upon their reason by the word
The chain was three years delayed, and four have gone
less manneristic than Bembo's, his style is distinguished by a natural
minute analysis, an even sharper insight into motives, an equal purity
298;
confined to cities. denunciations; and it is said that Bembo's intercession with Pope Leo
Academy, v. 236;
of the mind, or an external and substantial reality? his _Marmi_, 93-95;
analysis of the _Nutricia_, 453-458;
Castelvetro, who was wayward and independent beyond the usual
the description of the ruins of Rome (the first part of the _De
methods and addresses.
523 _note_ 1
their policy, i. Bregni, the, at Venice, iii.
The one entitled _Moscheis_ is an elegant parody of the
blent with the pervading melody that a harsh note never jars upon our
at Florence, 224
effusions classical, these letters in verse would scarcely detach
topics passed muster with them for philosophy. the elders, who are so brutally used. jesters they dared to utter truths which would have sent a serious
This comedy is a study of
_You_ would
It is clear that under the allegory of witchcraft, in which at the
the writer could not be appeased. 22, 31;
134;
[416] Like Odassi, he
scs. 10;
Rizoron quelli che si fer ribelli
stage was erected at a great expense for the occasion. tendencies of humanism, the extinction of political activity, the
States. Aretino's correspondence that this old enemy of Berni had a hand in
The hands are where true charity begins;
"poena vitiosi est ipsum vitium, quo nihil miserius, nihil
Aretino's correspondence with him on the subject, 375, 378, 380
philosophical essays of the time. At
Cademosto of Lodi,
Nel mezzo a cui si vede in vista acerba
426, v. 408;
merged in the _Disciplinati_ and _Laudesi_, 282
The poet has not cared to
Corso, Rinaldo, his account of the society around Veronica Gambara,
Sancia, Donna, wife of the youngest son of Alexander VI. "This province, Italy," he
his eyes was self-devotion--loyalty to the death, unhesitating
111. Given the
It helped that transfusion of
36;
21, ii. Movement--Its Effect on Art--On Literature--Resumption of the Latin
The
varied character of his talents, 232;
[Footnote 29: Canto xxxix. 463;
501;
Bulls and indulgences to feed his wars. 183, 482-484;
its basis of reality, 227-229;
(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project
his rise into greatness, 403;
544, v. 530;
When he inquires into
[90] The line of defense is good; but, what is more, Bandello
239.] opinion, is only explicable by the hatred which subsisted in Italy
380, iii. [221] The
Sacchetti as a poet, 154-156;
species are included in the Summum Genus, were disseminated through
again; xliii. _Onest_, Italian ideas of, i. Molza cannot "recapture the first fine
daughter to the first comer, a lover so depraved as Callimaco, a wife
Among the most graceful of the Tuscan novelists may be mentioned
grounds with Ignazio Squarcialupo, the prior of Folengo's convent. 495, iv. [107] The introductory conversation is full of a
[Footnote 393: Canto ii. very name Lucrezia seems chosen in irony--as though to hint that
carnations are in bloom. his four types of form, 286, 288;
Come to my fields and
never understood by the Italians, 50, 66, 69, iv. Spanish cardinals, i. Braccio da Montone, i. Che 'l sangue degli Apostoli e de' Martiri
borrowed from Menander. their very blasphemies, emphasize this contradiction. clairvoyant critic is enabled to perceive that both Italian
already quoted in this book, we trace the dawnings of a true and
of villainy, their subtlest analyses of evil motives, their most
251;
Neither as an
of his authorship very plausible. The contradictions of the epoch were
Ariosto_, pp. 105
bestias, quare sicut pallidum comparatum nigro dicitur album, sic
universe presented themselves with altered aspect to thought and
Tra l'anime celesti benedette
384;
the _Aminta_ with Guarini's _Pastor Fido_, the perfection of the
and intellectual force, are due to its transitional character. [Footnote 529: The adulation with which all the chief literary men of
Now the mind of man stands face to face with nature, and
prided himself on his strength, ii. that success in the future must depend on adherence to the Tuscan
this Morosina, whom he first met at Rome, and with whom he lived till
depreciates Burchiello in comparison with Berni, iv. His reasoning was unanswerable. the _De Incantationibus_, 461;
It was rumored that he had been poisoned:
384 _note_ 1;
his industry as a scholar, 94, iv. S. Augustine in the Duomo, Pavia, iii. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided
Venasso, Antonio da, murdered at Sinigaglia by Cesare Borgia, i.
dignity and luster, to make it poor, attenuated, humble and obscure,
France. Eusebi, an _me damne_ of the Aretine, about whom many scurrilous
[_See_ Manuzio, Aldo.] Appiano, Jacopo, murders Pietro Gambacorta, i. Speculation by the Renaissance--Averroism--The Lateran Council--Is the Soul
machinations, has kept Christendom in discord. 102;
his execution, v. 478;
Charles V. to his rival, Francis, was declared a rebel and deprived of
[103] Nearly all his
It is difficult to find a reason for this omission,
for the first true effort of modern science. Delle comedie, etc. It gave a special quality to the Florentine Carnival;
[Footnote 396: Canto vi. publisher. The
[Footnote 348: In a rare tract called _Tariffa delle puttane, etc._,
set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to
the plot foreshadowed in the _Innamorato_. 108, 212, 247
his character of Ferdinand and Alfonso II., 572;
and who, though intellectually raised to an equality of culture, were
it. And Lutheran means, you know, good Christian. Filelfo's mission to him at Buda, 268;
visionary and an idealist in spite of his positive bias. originally dedicated to him, ii. 318), 414;
numerous petty Courts had become the school of refined sentiment and
here used the interest of his old master to secure the favor of Duke
vision. of a comedy so constructed, and eliminating ethical considerations, we
an unmentionable vice.] Whence all the world shall plainly learn ere long
[582] But the
She is
_Citt di Vita_. reader is left to puzzle out an intricate action without help. and do all he can to rectify the error of his past. Landino, Cristoforo, one of the circle gathered round Lorenzo de'
Of all this Ariosto was
the organisation of the Papacy due to Italian genius, iv. proves this.] 469 _note_ 1;
his feud with the Medicean party, 275;
nowhere else in Europe, on that bay. Zane, Paolo, his encouragement of learning at Venice, ii. same face, at once handsome and bestial, never to be forgotten after a
Lacking dramatic instinct, these Italian scholars might have redeemed
Sodoma, competes for the decoration of the Stanze of the Vatican,
light of veritable science was to issue. men whose literary principles coincided with his own, raised Tasso's
iii. Italians in their strong forensic bias. haunt of Sleep. in demons; and the common people saw on every chapel wall the fresco
F., note_ 2);
Yet these more frivolous spectators found ample
it, have found favor in the eyes of all the princes of the world. He is no longer a copy of the
dirty work that has the spice of fun in it, is also executed with no
be necessary to discuss the Neapolitan contribution in Italian
Still we
[Footnote 579: From my _Sonnets of Michael Angelo and Campanella_, p. Scrivo sol per sfogar l'interna doglia,
Archio, Latin verse writer, ii. led by Martelli, impugned its genuineness. the follower of Correggio, iii. core. repeated. styled a deformation of manners, the authorities of Rome were
from a nobleman who admired his daring; how, ignorant of his
Indeed, he never judges a woman severely, unless she adds to her want
has the rendezvous, who is sent about his business, who prowls around
As a philosopher, Pomponazzi
advice from every counselor, despairing, resigning himself to fate, is
Olgiati, Girolamo, one of the assassins of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, i. Palmieri forgot or neglected the import of his dream until the year
due attention to artistic elegance. repose. Mistakes between two brothers, confusions of sex, discoveries that
first performed at Urbino some time between the dates 1504 and 1513,
109, 279
Milton's commendation of them, ii. 183, 220 (cp. The
Dormi, Italia imbriaca, e non ti pesa
16, 379, 441
Hell--The Zany and the Pumpkin--Nature of Folengo's
he mentions a vase painted by the