The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
- First Published: 1343
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: Fourteenth century
- Setting: Naples
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Betrayal, Poetry or poets, Dreams, Obsession, Adultery, Italy or Italians, Fourteenth century
- Locales: Mediterranean, Naples, Italy
Characters Discussed
Fiammetta, a passionate, intelligent, and sensitive lady of Naples. In reality Maria d’Aquino, reported to be the daughter of King Robert of Anjou, she is pictured by Boccaccio telling the story of her betrayal as a warning to others of the tribulations of love. Married and universally admired, she catches the eye of Panfilo (Boccaccio); overcome by love, she is obsessed by his image and finally admits him to her bedroom. Completely absorbed in her lover, she imagines that no other gentlewoman has known the true meaning of passion. Finally betrayed by...
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