the "rooms for the tournament," originally created as the theme encomiastic, aimed at celebrating the victory of Giuliano, brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
rooms, a poem in octaves, is, in part in the tradition of chivalric romances, although to be honest, looks more similar to the compositions in the eighth, a purely humanistic overlap with mythology. In fact
The rooms do not have close ties with any kind; rather reflect the culture and literary sensibility of Poliziano. The work sings
platonic love for Julian Simonetta Vespucci, the Florentine noblewoman.
In fact, the work will remain unfinished, including the death occurred, at different but equally tragic, the two protagonists.
Giuliano is portrayed as a young, beautiful and courageous, fond of hunting, away from love ..
Cupid, in revenge for this, he appears during a hunt, a beautiful young doe that chases without ever reaching it.
Eventually the deer disappears, transforming it into a nymph, dressed in white:
E 'in the beautiful Simonetta Julian falls in love.
In the second book of 'work, Venus decides that Giuliano shows his virtues and his talents in a carousel.
Here the book stops.
There is, in this work, the triumph of beauty and youth, triumphant in the background of nature in spring.
E 'also have a significant influence Petrarch's, especially in the allegory of the deer, but they also note references to Dante, Boccaccio, and sometimes the Latin literary tradition.
The theme of love and Venus also indicates Neoplatonic influences: love is the foundation of the universe and guides the creatures in search of God
All these many literary references are admirably rendered Poliziano: love is not only a human experience but also elevates us to higher levels of knowledge.
David Pirisi
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