Amazonian Past. Genealogies and Gender in the "Orlando furioso"

Abstract

This essay explores some of the intertextual strategies in the Orlando furioso, focusing in particular on intertexts, such as the cantari and Boccaccio's works. My analysis suggests that Ariosto's use of medieval and late medieval models is often connected with a reflection on the role of women within a dynastic structure of power. This essay explores some of the intertextual strategies in the Orlando furioso, focusing in particular on intertexts, such as the cantari and Boccaccio's works. My analysis suggests that Ariosto's use of medieval and late medieval models is often connected with a reflection on the role of women within a dynastic structure of power.

Il saggio analizza alcune strategie intertestuali del Furioso soffermandosi in particolare sulla tradizione dei cantari e su testi boccacciani. Tale analisi suggerisce un particolare uso intertestuale ariostesco, che pone il testo medievale o tardo medievale al centro di una riflessione sul ruolo femminile all'interno della struttura genealogica del potere politico.