La Cleopatra is an epic poem in 13 songs by Girolamo Graziani (1604–1674). The work was very successful at the time and was praised by many famous writers, including Fulvio Testi.[1][2]
.jpg) Cover of the Epic Poem "La Cleopatra" (1632) by Girolamo Graziani | |
| Author | Girolamo Graziani |
|---|---|
| Original title | 'La Cleopatra' Poema in XIII Canti |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | epic poem |
| Publisher | Sarzina (Italy) |
Publication date | 1632 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Pages | 344 |
| Preceded by | L'Iride, per le nozze serenissime di Maria Farnese Principessa di Parma e Francesco d'Este Duca di Modena. Canzone, Reggio, Flaminio Bartoli, 1631 |
| Followed by | La Calisto. Panegirico in sesta rima alle glorie di Cristina regina di Svezia, Parigi, Agostino Courbé, 1644 |
The Plot
editIt deals with the story of love and war of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. It is full of pathetic-sentimental scenes that drag towards the end granted with the final double suicide (Cleopatra commits suicide, after witnessing the suicide of Mark Antony).
Curiosity
editIt contains a prophecy in which Proteus vaticinates the Este's Kinship from Augustus.
Editions
edit- Venice, Sarzina, 1632
- Venice, 1633
- Bologna, Per Carlo Zenero, 1652
- Venice, Francesco Brogiollo, 1670
Bibliography
edit- Camillo Marchesini, Vita del Conte Girolamo Gratiani, now in: Giulio Bertoni, Vita del Conte Girolamo Graziani scritta da Camillo Marchesini, "Studi e documenti", vol. 1, fasc. II, (sept. 1937-XV), pages 131-5.
- Girolamo Tiraboschi, Biblioteca Modenese, Modena, Soliani, 1783, tomo III, pagg. 12-22.
Notes
edit- ^ Tarzia 2002.
- ^ * Rosa Galli Pellegrini, La Tragédie Italienne à l'école du classicisme Français: le rôle de Chapelain dans la genèse du "Cromuele" de Graziani, “Quaderni del Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere Moderne, Università di Genova”, 2-1987.
Sources
edit- Tarzia, Fabio (2002). "GRAZIANI, Girolamo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 58: Gonzales–Graziani (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.