This study aims to shed light on a very important example of Italian culture promoted by religious refugees at the Elizabethan court. I focus on the youthful years of Scipione Gentili (1563-1616), the younger brother of the most famous Alberico (1552-1608). Like Alberico, also Scipione, after escaping from his native San Ginesio (near Macerata), fleeing the Inquisition, sought to impose himself at the Elizabethan court. But contrary to Alberico, who suc¬cessfully focused on his legal career, Scipione (also a future law professor, in Germany) tried a parallel literary career, publishing in London two series of Latin hexameter translations of David’s Psalms (1581 and 1584) and, likewise in hexameters, a partial Latin translation of Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberata (books I-II and a IV book fragment, 1584). I try to analyse, in particular, the reasons and the ambitions that led Scipione, as Neo-Latin poet, to translate Tasso’s epic poem so early (Liberata first appeared in 1581) and even to become, shortly afterwards (1586), author of the first humanist commentary to the same epic poem.

Francesco Ferretti (2018). «Picenus hospes». Scipione Gentili interprete europeo della «Gerusalemme liberata». Macerata : EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata.

«Picenus hospes». Scipione Gentili interprete europeo della «Gerusalemme liberata»

Francesco Ferretti
2018

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on a very important example of Italian culture promoted by religious refugees at the Elizabethan court. I focus on the youthful years of Scipione Gentili (1563-1616), the younger brother of the most famous Alberico (1552-1608). Like Alberico, also Scipione, after escaping from his native San Ginesio (near Macerata), fleeing the Inquisition, sought to impose himself at the Elizabethan court. But contrary to Alberico, who suc¬cessfully focused on his legal career, Scipione (also a future law professor, in Germany) tried a parallel literary career, publishing in London two series of Latin hexameter translations of David’s Psalms (1581 and 1584) and, likewise in hexameters, a partial Latin translation of Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberata (books I-II and a IV book fragment, 1584). I try to analyse, in particular, the reasons and the ambitions that led Scipione, as Neo-Latin poet, to translate Tasso’s epic poem so early (Liberata first appeared in 1581) and even to become, shortly afterwards (1586), author of the first humanist commentary to the same epic poem.
2018
Alberico e Scipione Gentili nell’Europa di ieri e di oggi. Reti di relazioni e cultura politica. Atti della Giornata Gentiliana in occasione del IV centenario della morte di Scipione Gentili (1563-1616) (San Ginesio, 16-17 settembre 2016)
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Francesco Ferretti (2018). «Picenus hospes». Scipione Gentili interprete europeo della «Gerusalemme liberata». Macerata : EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata.
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