Considerations on the character of Floriano in Palmeirim de Inglaterra: evolution and reinterpretation between Portugal and Italy

Abstract

This study analyses the character of Floriano del Desierto from Palmeirim de Inglaterra (1544), specifically in regard to the evolution of his romantic behavior as the prototype of the seductive knight. Moreover, the portrait of Floriano will be examined through a comparative perspective that considers the interpretation of the character proposed by Mambrino Roseo da Fabriano in his sequel (1559), which follows the Italian translations, published by the same author in 1553-1554 and developed from the Spanish version of the novel. The overall objective of the study will therefore be to verify the eventual existence of variations in Floriano's portrait, especially in how his sentimental disposition is judged by different authors, highlighting how, in the same chivalric cycle, the same character can be reinterpreted from different social and cultural contexts cultural and with different narrative points of view.