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THE COURT AND ITS CRITICS Anti-Court Sentiments in Early Modern Italy The Court and Its Critics Anti-Court Sentiments in Early Modern Italy Paola Ugolini UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS Toronto Buffalo London © University of Toronto Press 2020 Toronto Buffalo London utorontopress.com Printed in Canada ISBN 978-1-4875-0544-8 (Cloth) ISBN 978-1-4875-3212-3 (EPUB) ISBN 978-1-4875-3216-1 (PDF) Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: The court and its critics : anti-court sentiments in early modern Italy/Paola Ugolini. Names: Ugolini, Paola, 1974– author. Description: Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: Canadiana 20190188146 | ISBN 9781487505448 (hardcover) Subjects: LCSH: Italy – Court and courtiers – History – 16th century. | LCSH: Italy – Social life and customs – 16th century. | LCSH: Satire, Italian – History and criticism. Classification: LCC DG447 .U36 2019 | DDC 945/.07 – dc23 University of Toronto Press gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Publication Fund of the Villa I Tatti Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Florence, in the publication of this book. University of Toronto Press gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, Julian Park Fund in the publication of this book. University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial assistance to its publishing program of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario. Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 3 1 The Courtier 13 2 The Lady 50 3 The Satirist 84 4 The Shepherd 145 Afterword 181 Notes 187 Bibliography 253 Index 275 Acknowledgments It is a great pleasure to thank the people and institutions that have provided me with support and guidance in the writing of this book. I am indebted to the outstanding scholars I have been lucky to have as mentors during my years at New York University and beyond. Virginia Cox’s thorough comments on every page I wrote, her professional gen- erosity and availability to discuss with me the fascinating intricacies of early modern culture have been an invaluable source of intellectual stimulation. Jane Tylus first introduced me to the world of the early modern pastoral, igniting a fascination that would accompany me over the years that followed. Her feedback and conversation, her respect for my work, and her kindness have been a constant source of motivation. Daniel Javitch further encouraged me to pursue this project (also in the name of our mutual passion for the works of Ludovico Ariosto) and broadened my scholarly horizons by teaching me to see the Italian Re- naissance from a pan-European perspective. As this book project started to take shape, many friends and col- leagues were kind enough to read it in its earliest form. I am indebted to Sarah G. Ross, Giuseppe Gerbino, Paolo Savoia, Aileen A. Feng, and Marco Faini for offering precious feedback on my manuscript. Lindsay Eufusia helped me with her unbeatable proofreading and editing skills, and Anna Wainwright was a fantastic interlocutor in bringing the translations of quoted text into shape. The two anonymous reviewers at the University of Toronto Press provided thoughtful and meticulous feedback, which has greatly improved the quality of this book. This book would not have been possible without the generous sup- port of Harvard University’s Villa I Tatti. The academic year I spent at Villa I Tatti was memorable in many ways, human and profes- sional. I would like to thank the I Tatti staff and the many friends I met there, during both my fellowship year and my later research trips to viii Acknowledgments the astounding Berenson Library; they all continue to be irreplacea- ble sources of intellectual exchange. My thoughts go in particular to Francesco Lucioli and Martina Piperno, Sarah G. Ross, Mary Vaccaro, Laura Moretti, Jessica Goethals, Alessandro Polcri, Paolo Savoia, Dario Brancato, Aileen A. Feng, and Cory Gavito. I am also indebted to Villa I Tatti for supporting the publication of this book through the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Publication Subsidy. My colleagues at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University at Buffalo have been a continual source of support for me. I want to thank in particular David Castillo, Amy Graves-M onroe, Stephanie Schmidt, Henry Berlin, Colleen Culleton, and Maureen Jameson. Very special thanks, of course, to the “Dream Team” of the Italian program: Laura Chiesa, Emanuela Pecchioli, Andrew Serio, and Maria Cimato-Cirulli. I also acknowledge the U niversity at Buffalo for awarding me the Julian Park Publication Fund. My old and new friends in different parts of the world – in New York City, in Buffalo, in Modena – have kept me grounded and offered encouragement, conversation, and entertainment. Special thanks go to Elena Bellina, Erika Mazzer, Vincenzo Rochira, Elisabetta Pederzini, and Wendy Quinton. My family has been a constant source of immeasurable support and love: my parents, Franco Ugolini and Maria Concetta Montermini, who taught me to pursue my passions and goals, to work hard, and to never give up in the face of adversity; my uncle Gabriele Ugolini and my aunt Vanna Fontana, who taught me to love art and encouraged me to travel the world; and my Montermini family, who are a constant reminder that there is nothing wrong in not conforming. Finally, my greatest thanks go to Marco Faini: first-class scholar, superb pastry chef, gifted rock guitarist, tennis player, and goalkeeper – a man of so many talents that had he only been born in the sixteenth century, he would have proved to the world that Castiglione’s perfect courtier was indeed possible. To him – for his intelligence, kindness, integrity, elegance, and sense of humour; for never doubting me even when I doubt myself – this book is dedicated, with admiration and love. THE COURT AND ITS CRITICS Anti-Court Sentiments in Early Modern Italy
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