Yet there is a famous painting where i believe she is depicted, playing the lute and singing. Bur other critics rose in defense of stampa, creating an ongoing polemic, though modern critics and readers are more interested in the literary value of the rime than in the details of the poets life, as is well illustrated in the introduction, based on the more recent studies on gaspara, which stress her poetic talent, not her life. Rime di madonna gaspara stampa in venetia, per plinio pietrasanta. Rime most modern editions of the rime are based on the one prepared in 19 by salza, who divided gaspara stampa s poetry into two major groupings. Gaspara stampa poems by the famous poet all poetry. Mario giacalone legge gaspara stampa io son da laspettar ormaisi stanca mgip 2011.
Gaspara stampa 152354 is considered the greatest woman poet of the italian renaissance, and she is regarded by many as the greatest italian woman poet of any age. A cura di abdelkader salza italian edition by stamp a gaspar a 1554 paperback, 440 pages, published 20 by hardpress publishing isbn. It was dedicated to giovanni della casa stampa s collection of poems has a diary form. Hence, stampa creates a female subject position that is in total contrast with the literary code or view on the poets right to free innovation.
Gaspara stampa s poetic misprision of giovanni boccaccios the elegy of lady fiammetta 2010. Mimetic desire and female invidia in gaspara stampa s rime, pp. Gaspara stampa was famous for her music as well as her poetry, during her short life. What kind of voice made itself heard in the rime di. Rethinking gaspara stampa in the canon of renaissance poetry. By the early 1540s, gaspara s brother was a university student and earning praise as a poet. From the viewpoint of a woman, the poems depict love as a phenomenon fraught with contradictions. The torrent of her tears, lacqua del mio pianto 258. It is fitting to consider this masterful edition of gaspara stampa s rime, the. Her ambition is clear from the very beginning in her collected poems, rime 1554. Gaspara expresses happiness and emotional distress, and her 311 poems are one.
Matteo bandello, rime, gaspara stampa, rime book, 2000. The first edition of gaspara stampa s poetry, rime di madonna gaspara stampa, was published posthumously in october 1554 by venetian printer plinio pietrasanta. Harsh is my fortune but harsher still is the fatedealt me by my count he flees from mei follow him others long for me. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Nov 29, 1994 gaspara stampa 152354 is considered the greatest woman poet of the italian renaissance, and she is regarded by many as the greatest italian woman poet of any age. Gaspara stampa gaspara stampa biography poem hunter. Gaspara stampa, selected poems paperback september 29, 2008. The 1554 edition of the rime, a bilingual edition the other voice in early modern europe 9780226770727. Gaspara stampa was a cultivated venetian prostitute. It is fitting to consider this masterful edition of gaspara stampas rime, the. Modeled after petrarchs prototypical canzoniere, stampa s work offers modern readers exceptional insight into. Rime 28 by gaspara stampa famous poems, famous poets.
Rime by gaspara stampa 20, paperback 9781483952239 for. The family home became a salon for the venetian literati, at which gaspara and her sister presented musical performances. How gaspara stampa challenged classical tradition and. This study maintains that although gaspara stampas rime 1554 appears to straddle two popular literary genreslyric poetry and autobiographyanalysis of the rime within its cultural context demonstrates that while stampa 15231553 used petrarchan conventions, she also both borrowed and swerved from giovanni boccaccios elegy of lady fiammetta 3437 to imagine a nonpetrarchan. In the 16th century a revolution took place for women poets in italy and gaspara stampa 15231554 was one of the strongest voices of the period. This interpretation of his love songs allows us to question some of the analytical topics which, at least from the romantic period, have determined stampa s critical reception, and which, in being projected onto female writing. Gaspara stampa was a 16thcentury poet, musician, and singer born in padua, italy. Such analysis places emphasis on petrarch instead of stampa, and limits discussion of her work to its relation with the literary tradition he established. Biography born in padua, stampa s father, bartolomeo, originally from milan, was a jewel and gold merchant in padua. The complete poems by gaspara stampa overdrive rakuten. This collection was published after her death by her sister cassandra, and dedicated to giovanni della casa. Gaspara stampa selected poems laura anna stortoni mary. She wrote and played songs but sadly only her reputation as a singer and lutenist has been preserved, and none of her music.
This copy has been made available for noncommercial purposes by. Lettere scritte da lei medesima e pubblicate da luigi carrer. Oct 19, 2011 mario giacalone legge gaspara stampa io son da laspettar ormaisi stanca mgip 2011. A collection of 311 poems set in italy between 1548 and 1553. From an early age gaspara, her sister, cassandra, and her brother, baldassarre, received an extensive education. Gaspara expresses happiness and emotional distresses, and her 311 poems are one of the most important. Saggi di letteratura italiana francese inglese, napoli. Read rime italian edition by gaspara stampa for online ebook.
Gaspara stampa 1523 23 april 1554 was an italian poet. This edition will doubtless solidify the increasing interest in gaspara s work. The fictional gaspara stampa first appeared in 1738, in a biographical sketch accompanying the second edition of the rime. She is not only a woman writing within a literary code created by and for men, petrarchism she writes her poetry with confidence, takes tone and makes a womans voice heard where it traditionally does not exist. Modeled after petrarchs prototypical canzoniere, stampas work offers modern readers exceptional insight into. Gaspara stampa produced only one lyric collection during her short life. Rime di madonna gaspara stampa by stampa, gaspara, ca. Gaspara and colonna ere married aristocracstic lad. Her poems were published posthumously in the collection, rime. The collection of rime by the italian sonneteer gaspara stampa 15231554 has often been compared in style and format to the canzoniere of petrarch. A female voice in early modern love poetry gaspara stampa. Gaspara expresses happiness and emotional distresses, and her 311 poems are one of the most important collections of female poetry of the 16th century. Following the structure of the editio princeps, this article examines gaspara stampa s rime in their intertextual connections.
Gaspara expresses happiness and emotional distress, and her 311 poems are one of the most. Rime italian edition by gaspara stampa free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read, good books to. Stampa, gaspara article about stampa, gaspara by the free. This page is based on the ed wikipedia gaspara stampa. Stampa was a prominent figure in sixteenthcentury italian literary circles and some critics today consider her. Mapping the four elements in gaspara stampa s rime. This study maintains that although gaspara stampa s rime 1554 appears to straddle two popular literary genreslyric poetry and autobiographyanalysis of the rime within its cultural context demonstrates that while stampa 15231553 used petrarchan conventions, she also both borrowed and swerved from giovanni boccaccios elegy of lady fiammetta 3437 to. Italian poets criticism and interpretation works literary influence. Those who choose to read stampa in the english will note the rhythm as much as those who read stampa in the italian. All these threes women broke the strict confines of petrarchan tradition with her own essentially person choice. The complete poems, the 1554 edition of the rime, a bilingual edition.
When stampa was eight, her father died and her mother, cecilia, moved to venice with her children gaspara, cassandra, and baldassarre. Presenta caratteri marcati di eccellenza e di originalita. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. There, her family home became an epicenter of venetian cultural society. This edition will doubtless solidify the increasing interest in gasparas work. By 1531, her father, a successful artisan, had died and her mother had moved the family to venice. Stefano bianchi con le rime di gaspara stampa e di veronica franco vennero a compiersi nel cinquecento due esperienze letterarie di personalissima riscrittura del petrarchismo allinterno di quello stesso veneto in. The 1554 edition of the rime, a bilingual edition the other voice in early modern europe stampa, gaspara, tower, troy, tylus, jane, tylus, jane, tylus, jane on. A direct descendent of collatino, count antonio rambaldo, wrote this. Analisi del testo voi chascoltate in rime sparse il suono. Literature stampa s collection of poems has a diary form. This article carries out a metapoetic reading of gaspara stampa s rime, one of the most important voices in sixteenthcentury venetian manierism.
Following her fathers death in the 1530s, she and her mother moved to venice. Rime 08 by gaspara stampa famous poems, famous poets. The sublime realism of gaspara stampa rethinking gaspara. This dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the graduate school at scholar commons. Giuntovi diversi componimenti di varj autori in lode della medesima.
Stampa s father, bartolomeo, originally from milan, was a jewel and gold merchant in padua, where she was born, along with her siblings cassandra and baldassarre. Her sonnets of unrequited love speak in a language of honest passion and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. It is also the first modern critical edition of her poems, and in restoring the original sequence of the 1554 text, it allows readers the opportunity to encounter stampa. Plunged at an early age into the dissipated life of venetian society, she became renowned for her brilliance and beauty. Jane tylus, who provided enlightened commentary on both occasions, presented her own edition of gaspara stampa s rhymes the complete poems. Gaspara stampas rime, published in 1554, be situated in the heyday of. Misura direttamente e in maniera spregiudicata con il modello petrarchesco. Thesis dissertation for phd at columbia university, 2008. Gaspara stampa the complete poems the 1554 edition of the rime, a bilingual edition edited by troy tower and jane tylus. Her verse, which recounts an unhappy love affair, reflects her feelings of passionate tenderness and anguish. The first edition of gaspara stampas poetry, rime di madonna gaspara stampa, was published.
The first complete translation of stampa into english, this volume collects all of her passionate and lyrical verse. A highly skilled musician, stampa produced some of the most musical poetry in the italian language. A bilingual volume, tylus and coeditor troy tower bring us the first complete edition of the venetian poets work in either english or italian. Her poetry runs the gamut of human emotion, ranging from ecstasy over a consummated love affair to despair at. After the identification of the sections of the rime, the ways through which the self emerges are studied. When gaspara s father died, her mother moved the entire family to venice.
It is interesting that in this sort of holiness manual. Vittoria colonna paid tribute to married love and gaspara stampa depicted passionate and even obsessive love and its frustration. Although she was lauded for her singing during her lifetime, her success and critical reputation as a poet emerged only after her verse was republished in the early eighteenth century. Gaspara stampa poems gaspara stampa famous poems from. When gaspara was eight, her father died and her mother, cecilia, moved to venice with her children, whom she educated in literature, music, history, and painting.
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