Reprint of the 1899 ed. published by G. Richards, London.
The legacy of the past.--The Theseid and the octave stanza.--The
preludes of the ballad epic.--Charlemagne's tournament.--The Hercules
saga in mediaeval song.--Circe the island goddess.--Fountain
magic.--Lyrics of Boiardo.--Verse letters of Ariosto.--Italian folk
songs.--The Tuscan Béranger.--Manzoni and modern
romanticism.--Epilogue.
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