Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: The Nightingalf.as Christ in L'AdcxxeVU a holm-oak, and he begins to ease his cares by playing.Then the nightin- gale of the neighouring wood, called the muse of the place, the harmless ("inoxia") siren, hears him and comes near him, and resting on the branch- es just above him, sings back to itself whatever the musician plays.Strada's version, written in Latin, continues to emphasize the competition between the two-the musician exploring all the potential of sound of his instrument and the nightingale replying until its voice cannot match the great- ness expressed by the musician.At this point the nightingale dies.Coehlo and Pozzi have analyzed to a certain extent the differences between Marino's version and his source text.Yet there remains much to be explored in the comparison.Influenced in part by Petrarch's nightingale poems,ii Marino alters radically the situation of the episode, redefining the two cen- tral characters of the scene and the relationship between them.
Source: Quaderni d italianistica
Author: Thomas E. Mussio
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2181736688