Il Morgante Maggiore (Italian)
Title
Il Morgante Maggiore (Italian)
Text Read
Il Morgante Maggiore (Italian)
Author
Pulci, Luigi
Original Source
Firenze: Monnier, 1855
Digitized by
HathiTrust
Publication Date
1855
Date(s) of Reading
- 1861-08-12
- 1861-11-29
- 1862-02-07
- 1862-03-03
- 1862-03-11
Evidence
1861-08-12: "12. Got into a state of so much wretchedness in attempting to concentrate my thoughts on the construction of my story, that I became desperate, and suddenly burst my bonds, saying , I will not think of writing! Read Sacchetti and began Pulci." Diary 1861-1877 99
1861-11-29: "25-29. This week I have read a satire of Juvenal, some of Cicero's "De Officiis", part of Epictetus' Enchiridion, two cantos of Pulci, part of the Canti Carnascialeschi, and finished Manni's Veglie Piacevole, besides looking up various things in the classical antquities and peeping into Theocritus." Diary 1861-1877 105
1862-02-07: "A week of February already gone! I have been obliged to be very moderate in work, from feebleness of head and body; but I have re-written with additions the first chapter of my book. I have done little reading in the last week. At present I am running along with Pulci, and have got interested in the paladins, but I find him less full of point and idiom than I expected after the first Canto or two. The other day Mr. G. Smith called and offered me 250 guineas for my story of the Idiot Brother, which George mentioned as lying by me. I am not quite certain yet whether I shall accept. Today we have been to the London Library and I have read J. Mill's article on "The American Contest". Mrs. Hooper called and brought me her little book." Diary 1861-1877 109
1862-03-03: "3. Still very feeble, and unable to write. The day turned out fine, after signs of oncoming snow, and we walked in the Park and Zoological Gardens. Finished Vol. 2 of the Morgante." Diary 1861-1877 110
1861-03-11: "11. On Wednesday last, the 5th, G. and I set off to Englefield Green where we have spent a delightful week, and have returned this afternoon. I have finished Pulci there, and read aloud the Chateau d'If to G." Diary 1861-187 110
1861-11-29: "25-29. This week I have read a satire of Juvenal, some of Cicero's "De Officiis", part of Epictetus' Enchiridion, two cantos of Pulci, part of the Canti Carnascialeschi, and finished Manni's Veglie Piacevole, besides looking up various things in the classical antquities and peeping into Theocritus." Diary 1861-1877 105
1862-02-07: "A week of February already gone! I have been obliged to be very moderate in work, from feebleness of head and body; but I have re-written with additions the first chapter of my book. I have done little reading in the last week. At present I am running along with Pulci, and have got interested in the paladins, but I find him less full of point and idiom than I expected after the first Canto or two. The other day Mr. G. Smith called and offered me 250 guineas for my story of the Idiot Brother, which George mentioned as lying by me. I am not quite certain yet whether I shall accept. Today we have been to the London Library and I have read J. Mill's article on "The American Contest". Mrs. Hooper called and brought me her little book." Diary 1861-1877 109
1862-03-03: "3. Still very feeble, and unable to write. The day turned out fine, after signs of oncoming snow, and we walked in the Park and Zoological Gardens. Finished Vol. 2 of the Morgante." Diary 1861-1877 110
1861-03-11: "11. On Wednesday last, the 5th, G. and I set off to Englefield Green where we have spent a delightful week, and have returned this afternoon. I have finished Pulci there, and read aloud the Chateau d'If to G." Diary 1861-187 110
Citation
Pulci, Luigi, Il Morgante Maggiore (Italian), George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57762