Teseida
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Teseida is an Italian epic poem by Giovanni Boccaccio that recounts the chivalric and romantic struggles of two knights who fall in love with the same woman.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian poem
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ |
| author | Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthplace | Certaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| centralConflict | two knights in love with the same woman ⓘ |
| containsInvocations | true ⓘ |
| containsProem | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| femaleProtagonist | Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric romance
ⓘ
courtly romance ⓘ |
| hasBattleScenes | true ⓘ |
| hasTournament | true ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Knight’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Italian Trecento literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
courtly love tradition
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medieval epic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arcita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Palemone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalFramework | classical mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | chivalric and romantic struggles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of ottava rima in epic form
ⓘ
source for Chaucer’s The Knight’s Tale ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 12 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| protagonistRelationship | Palemone and Arcita are cousins ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Thebes ⓘ |
| theme |
chivalry
ⓘ
fate ⓘ love ⓘ rivalry ⓘ war ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Teseida delle nozze d’Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseForm | ottava rima ⓘ |
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