The essay examines the function of the Cypriot setting in Francesco Bogliano’s Erotea and Luca Assarino’s Raguagli di Cipro. Through the analysis of key episodes, such as the autobiographical narrative of Gilboano and selected ragguagli by Assarino, the study highlights the relationship between seventeenth-century Ligurian literature and Venetian models, as well as the presence of anti-courtly tensions, reflections on republican government, and allusions to the relations among Italian and European powers. Cyprus thus emerges as a symbolic space in which historical memory, Genoese identity, and representations of power intersect.
Il contributo analizza la funzione dell’ambientazione cipriota nell’Erotea di Francesco Bogliano e nei Raguagli di Cipro di Luca Assarino. Attraverso l’esame di episodi chiave, come il racconto autobiografico di Gilboano e alcuni ragguagli di Assarino, il saggio evidenzia il legame tra letteratura ligure secentesca e modelli veneziani, nonché la presenza di tensioni anticortigiane, riflessioni sulla repubblica e allusioni ai rapporti tra potenze italiane ed europee. Cipro emerge così come spazio simbolico in cui si intrecciano memoria storica, identità genovese e rappresentazione del potere.
Tra Cipro, Genova e Venezia. Note sull’"Erotea" di Francesco Bogliano e sui "Raguagli" di Luca Assarino
Matteo Navone
2026-01-01
Abstract
The essay examines the function of the Cypriot setting in Francesco Bogliano’s Erotea and Luca Assarino’s Raguagli di Cipro. Through the analysis of key episodes, such as the autobiographical narrative of Gilboano and selected ragguagli by Assarino, the study highlights the relationship between seventeenth-century Ligurian literature and Venetian models, as well as the presence of anti-courtly tensions, reflections on republican government, and allusions to the relations among Italian and European powers. Cyprus thus emerges as a symbolic space in which historical memory, Genoese identity, and representations of power intersect.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.



