Homoerotic Poets of the Italian Trecento
The Complete Poems of Meo Dei Tolomei, Cecco Nuccoli, and Marino Ceccoli
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2026
University of Notre Dame Press (Verlag)
9780268210588 (ISBN)
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Homoerotic Poets of the Italian Trecento explores same-sex desire in the work of three skilled medieval Italian poets, bringing their verse and expression to English readers.
Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italy produced a wide range of literature, from the courtly love of the Sicilian School, to the spiritualized love of the dolce stil nuovo and Dante, to the comic poetry that flourished with authors such as Cecco Angiolieri and Folgore da San Gimignano. Author Fabian Alfie, through his translations of these poets, shows how this cultural context allowed three medieval Italian poets—Meo dei Tolomei, Cecco Nuccoli, and Marino Ceccoli—to openly discuss their sexual relationships with other men in their own poetic verse. These three poets adapted the languages of comic literature and courtly love to the new topic of homoeroticism. The result is a unique form of poetics that blended traditional expressions with innovative material.
While homoerotic subtexts in the canonical works are often highlighted in the scholarship, the expression of same-sex desire ran deeper and was more prominent than in those works alone. For these poets, same-sex desire is not the subtext to their verse—it is the text itself. Through their poems, presented in facing Italian/English format, we are given a glimpse into the range of sexual attraction available to men in medieval Italy.
Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italy produced a wide range of literature, from the courtly love of the Sicilian School, to the spiritualized love of the dolce stil nuovo and Dante, to the comic poetry that flourished with authors such as Cecco Angiolieri and Folgore da San Gimignano. Author Fabian Alfie, through his translations of these poets, shows how this cultural context allowed three medieval Italian poets—Meo dei Tolomei, Cecco Nuccoli, and Marino Ceccoli—to openly discuss their sexual relationships with other men in their own poetic verse. These three poets adapted the languages of comic literature and courtly love to the new topic of homoeroticism. The result is a unique form of poetics that blended traditional expressions with innovative material.
While homoerotic subtexts in the canonical works are often highlighted in the scholarship, the expression of same-sex desire ran deeper and was more prominent than in those works alone. For these poets, same-sex desire is not the subtext to their verse—it is the text itself. Through their poems, presented in facing Italian/English format, we are given a glimpse into the range of sexual attraction available to men in medieval Italy.
Fabian Alfie is a professor of Italian at the University of Arizona. He is the author and editor of several books on the satires of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, including Comedy and Culture: Cecco Angiolieri's Poetry and Late Medieval Society.
Introduction: Homoerotic Poets: Meo dei Tolomei, Pseudo-Cecco Angiolieri, Cecco Nuccoli and Marino Ceccoli
Part 1. Siena: Poets of Chigiano L.VIII.305 and Related Manuscripts
1. Meo dei Tolomei
2. Pseudo-Cecco Angiolieri
Part 2. Perugia: Poets of the Vatican Barberiniano Latin 4036 Manuscript
3. Cecco Nuccoli
4. Marino Ceccoli
Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.3.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature |
| Verlagsort | Notre Dame IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780268210588 / 9780268210588 |
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