Name Andrea Barberino Role Writer | Books Il Guerrin Meschino | |
" Capitolo XI - Come la Sibilla dichiarĂ² al Meschino... " - Video 2
Andrea Mangiabotti, called Andrea da Barberino (c. 1370–1431) was an Italian writer and cantastorie ("storyteller") of the Quattrocento Renaissance. He was born in Barberino Val d'Elsa, near Florence and lived in Florence. He is principally known for his prose romance Il Guerrin Meschino, his I Reali di Francia ("The Royal House of France"), a prose compilation (in the form of a chronicle) of the Matter of France romance material concerning Charlemagne and Roland (Orlandino) from various legends and chansons de geste, and for his Aspramonte, a reworking of the chanson de geste Aspremont, which also features the hero Ruggiero. His works, which circulated at first in manuscript, were extremely successful and popular, and were a key source of material for later Italian romance writers, such as Luigi Pulci (Morgante), Matteo Maria Boiardo (Orlando Innamorato) and Ludovico Ariosto (Orlando Furioso).
Contents
- Capitolo XI Come la Sibilla dichiar al Meschino Video 2
- Reali di Francia di Andrea da Barberino
- Works
- References
Reali di Francia di Andrea da Barberino
Works
Andrea da Barberino wrote the following works: