Thesis--Leipzig. / Cover title. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. i-iii).

Due to the lack of a critical approach that takes into account the theatrical aspect of Boiardo's poem, we have undertaken a semiotic analysis that brings forth some peculiarities of the poem's theatrical performance, most of which stem from the traditional "cantari". / The intertextual comparison between the principle "cantari epico-cavallereschi" and the "Inamoramento de Orlando" permits us to reevaluate the importance of these sources, that are, in our opinion, essential to the comprehension of the poem. However, these sources have not been, to date, considered determining by literary critics. In addition, we highlight the various aspects of communication between the narrator and his audience. / Finally, the analysis of the rhetorical structure of the poem (proems, epilogues, narrative connectors, commentary, orality) allows us to propose an hypothesis of double reception of the "Inamoramento de Orlando " as well as a double reading of the poem, both as a theatrical representation and as a novel. This provides Boiardo's poem with its special trait of "open text".

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O presente trabalho tem como objetivo destacar a importância da presença do personagem de cavalaria Orlando nas relações intertextuais que existem entre a obra de Italo Calvino e os clássicos da literatura italiana. Para tanto elaborou-se um histórico do personagem ao longo dessa tradição literária desde as canções de gesta até O Castelo dos Destinos Cruzados, tendo em vista o levantamento de características comuns entre as obras e os temas do amor e da loucura, que demonstram como tais variantes são retomadas ou modificadas ao longo do tempo, ou seja, a seleção dos elementos que apontam para uma reescritura da tradição literária cavaleiresca italiana. Mais especificamente foram analisados três poemas: La Chanson de Roland (1100), Orlando innamorato (1483) e Orlando furioso (1516), e duas narrativas escritas por Italo Calvino, La pazzia dOrlando, publicada no livro Orlando Furioso raccontato da Italo Calvino (1970), e História de Orlando louco de amor, em O castelo dos Destinos Cruzados (1973). / This study aims to show the importance of the presence of the cavalry character Orlando in an intertextual relation between Italo Calvinos literary work and the Italian literary classics. In order to reach this goal we elaborate the character history through out this literary tradition from the chanson de geste to The Castle of Crossed Destinies, regarding to mapping common features between the literary works and the literary topic of love and madness, that demonstrate how those variants are resumed or modify over time, in other words, the selection of elements that point to a rewriting of the Italian cavalry literary tradition. More specifically we analyzed three poems from the literary tradition: La Chanson de Roland (1100), Orlando innamorato (1483), Orlando furioso (1516), and two narratives written by Italo Calvino, La pazzia dOrlando, published in Orlando Furioso raccontato da Italo Calvino (1970), and Storia dellOrlando pazzo per amore, in the book The Castle of Crossed Destinies (1973).

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo destacar a importância da presença do personagem de cavalaria Orlando nas relações intertextuais que existem entre a obra de Italo Calvino e os clássicos da literatura italiana. Para tanto elaborou-se um histórico do personagem ao longo dessa tradição literária desde as canções de gesta até O Castelo dos Destinos Cruzados, tendo em vista o levantamento de características comuns entre as obras e os temas do amor e da loucura, que demonstram como tais variantes são retomadas ou modificadas ao longo do tempo, ou seja, a seleção dos elementos que apontam para uma reescritura da tradição literária cavaleiresca italiana. Mais especificamente foram analisados três poemas: La Chanson de Roland (1100), Orlando innamorato (1483) e Orlando furioso (1516), e duas narrativas escritas por Italo Calvino, La pazzia dOrlando, publicada no livro Orlando Furioso raccontato da Italo Calvino (1970), e História de Orlando louco de amor, em O castelo dos Destinos Cruzados (1973). / This study aims to show the importance of the presence of the cavalry character Orlando in an intertextual relation between Italo Calvinos literary work and the Italian literary classics. In order to reach this goal we elaborate the character history through out this literary tradition from the chanson de geste to The Castle of Crossed Destinies, regarding to mapping common features between the literary works and the literary topic of love and madness, that demonstrate how those variants are resumed or modify over time, in other words, the selection of elements that point to a rewriting of the Italian cavalry literary tradition. More specifically we analyzed three poems from the literary tradition: La Chanson de Roland (1100), Orlando innamorato (1483), Orlando furioso (1516), and two narratives written by Italo Calvino, La pazzia dOrlando, published in Orlando Furioso raccontato da Italo Calvino (1970), and Storia dellOrlando pazzo per amore, in the book The Castle of Crossed Destinies (1973).

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Miguel de Cervantes’s novel El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha Part One (1605) and Part Two (1615) has delighted readers for centuries. The literary criticism analyzing just this one product of Cervantes’s literary genius is voluminous. In particular, the novel’s structure has received significant scrutiny, and discussions regarding its unity, or lack thereof, abound. This debate rages today with Cervantine experts still espousing various theories. Puzzling over this quandary and asking why a truly convincing explanation regarding the structure has not emerged, we arrive at a partial answer. We believe that there is unity in the Quijote and that Cervantes created a unified work by ingeniously taking full advantage of the elements of both the “Byzantine” and the chivalric literary traditions, combining them in a harmonizing synthesis. Moreover, he resolved the problem of unity within variety by establishing thematic consistency throughout. The purpose of our study is to explore the confluence of the “Byzantine” and chivalric literary traditions in works that precede Cervantes and to examine how Cervantes innovatively worked with this element in the Quijote of 1605. We present a panoramic view of works written between the thirteenth and the mid-sixteenth centuries, which reveal writers’ efforts to combine, consciously or unconsciously, the various characteristics of the “Byzantine” and chivalric literary traditions. For this project, we look at six representative works written in Spanish or Italian that represent significant antecedents to the Quijote and Cervantes’s unique method of synthesizing the traditions: Libro de Apolonio, Libro del caballero Zifar, Orlando innamorato, Orlando furioso, Palmerín de Olivia, Los amores de Clareo y Florisea y los trabajos de la sin ventura Isea. We investigate each author’s approach at coupling the two traditions and determine his/her degree of success in merging them artistically to produce a coherent whole. Our analysis reveals that not only does Cervantes systematically integrate the two literary traditions in his parody, but he also skillfully devises a way to unify thematically the delightful variety in his work. To wit, Cervantes embraces the theme of literature (fiction) and life (reality) and explores the need for distinguishing judiciously between them. / text