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Title: Boundless Boiardo. The Sources of 'Meraviglia' from the Renaissance to the Classics
Authors: Ross, Charles S.
Issue Date: 2021
Document Type: Article
Abstract: Although Giovan Battista Giraldi Cinthio praised Boiardo for his invention, few Renaissance discussions of what was referred to as the ‘marvelous' refer to Boiardo. Nonetheless, three categories of the marvelous can be found: Renaissance critics talk about the marvelous either as the effect of certain patterns of diction, or in contrast to the credible, or as the product of unheard, new, and unexpected actions. Boiardo, whose favorite word is smisurato, takes the cake in the third category.
Giovan Battista Giraldi Cinzio elogia Boiardo per la sua invenzione, ma poche sono le discussioni rinascimentali sul ‘meraviglioso' che si riferiscano al poeta di Scandiano. Tuttavia, si possono individuare tre categorie di meraviglioso nei teorici dell'epoca: un effetto di espressione, ciò che si oppone al verosimile oppure il prodotto di azioni inusuali, nuove e inaspettate. Boiardo, che usa volentieri il termine smisurato, rientra nella terza categoria.
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