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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Ciao Giuseppe, Guarda la novella del "Curioso impertinente", cap. 33-5 della prima parte del Quijote. Se vuoi dare un break ai tuoi studenti, fagli vedere Il magnifico cornuto, un film del 1964 con Ugo Tognazzi (lo trovi su YouTube). Marco Codebo -- Associate Professor of Italian & French Foreign Language Department Long Island University 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, NY 11548-1300 Office: 516-299-2385 Fax: 516-299-2997 From: Giuseppe Gazzola <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:30 PM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: [I-S] 'Wager' and 'Suspicious husband' themes in European literature pre-1700 italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear friends and colleagues, I am looking for occurrences of the ‘wager’ and the ‘suspicious husband’ themes in pre-1700 European literature, for a course in preparation. The ‘wager theme’ concerns a man who publicly declares his confidence in his wife’s fidelity, and wagers that she cannot be seduced by a supposed follower. It usually includes a bet between the husband and another man, then a trial of the affections of the wife. An example of this theme is Dec. II, 9: Barnabò da Genova. The basic story of the ‘suspicious husband’ has the husband disguising himself and testing his wife’s virtue by attempting to seduce her as a stranger, as it happens in Fur. XXXXII-XXXXIII, in the episode of the Mantuan knight recounted to Rinaldo. I will be grateful for every and any lead and will share the list with anyone who requests it. Many thanks in advance, Giuseppe Gazzola ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies