Spain First edition, 1496; oldest extant edition, 1508. Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo Amadís de Gaula Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul) was the most famous and bravest knight in the entire Hispanic literary tradition, that is, until a crazy gentleman in a...
Germany First printed in 1517 Maximilian I et al., Theuerdank Composed in rhymed couplets, the German epic Theuerdank narrates the adventures of the eponymous knight on his journey to meet his fiancée, Princess Ehrenreich. First printed in 1517 by...
Italy Composed: 1506-1532 CEPublished: 1516; 1521; 1532 Lodovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso is a continuation of the romance epic Orlando Innamorato, which was left unfinished at the ninth canto of Book Three when Boiardo died in...
Italy First published posthumously in 1560 Tullia d’Aragona, Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guerrino Tullia d’Aragona (ca. 1501- 1556) was a celebrated Italian courtesan, prolific author, and philosopher. She composed and experimented with the structure of...
Portugal First published: 1572 Luis Vaz de Camões, The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) Camões’ Os Lusíadas is not technically a New World epic, as it is sometimes called, since most of its action takes place in Africa and India. Yet it clearly exemplifies a...
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