{"product_id":"the-wretch-otherwise-known-as-guerrino-bilingual-edition","title":"The Wretch, Otherwise Known as Guerrino, Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only English translation of the first epic poem to be authored by an Italian woman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a bilingual, fully annotated edition of Tullia d'Aragona's epic poem \u003ci\u003eThe Wretch.\u003c\/i\u003e This mid-century epic reflects the many historical and religious changes taking place in the first half of the sixteenth century in Europe and the burgeoning literary debates following the publication of another Italian epic poem, \u003ci\u003eAriosto's Orlando Furioso.\u003c\/i\u003e The Wretch recounts the adventures of Guerrino, a nobleman captured by pirates as an infant and sold into slavery. His famous quest in search of his parents and his identity involves abductions, same-sex seductions, and skirmishes with fantastical beasts as he travels through Europe, Turkey, Africa, India, Arabia, and the Purgatory of St. Patrick. The poem occupies an important position in the development of the prestigious epic genre, the highest step on the ladder to literary recognition and fame, and Tullia's work paved the way for the epics of other women writers in subsequent decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julia L. Hairston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42839008215101,"sku":"9781649591104","price":200.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781649591104_7faf74db-d14c-4ace-ac9d-3ceb42acf9f6.jpg?v=1766952371","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-wretch-otherwise-known-as-guerrino-bilingual-edition","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}