Renaissance Homer and Wedding Chests
The Odyssey at the Crossroads of Humanist Learning, the Visual Vernacular, and the Socialization of Bodies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10420539 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Zerba (Louisiana State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 831-861 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/693882 |
| OpenAlex | W2758576308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 41 |
Broadening the interdisciplinary base of study on Renaissance Homer, this essay looks to cassone (wedding chest) painting in the Quattrocento to explore how the textual reception of the “Odyssey” was enriched by the visual arts. As artifacts, wedding chests had a role in the public sphere, though they were destined for the private, and they made the epic available to audiences of nonelites. Nausicaa is a key figure, merging the vernacular courtly love tradition and romance. In working across the fields of literary study and art history, this essay introduces new critical concepts to account for the complexities of Renaissance reception of Homer
Art · Art history · EPIC · Humanism · Literature · Painting · Romance · The Renaissance · Vernacular · Visual arts · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Historical and Political Studies · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |