- Introduction
- A Banner News Event of the Renaissance
- Historical Context, Part 1: Precursors
- Historical Context, Part 2: Lepanto in Brief
- Religious Conflict and Cross-Cultural Contact in the Mare Nostrum
- Literary Context: The Vergilian Tradition
- Notes
- Illustrations
- 1. “Christians and Turks in Battle Formation” (Cristiani et Turchi in Ordine da Combate), Rome, Antonio Lafrèri, 1571. From Biblioteca Palacio, Madrid, Spain, Map Call #455 (49).
- 2. Martino Rota, “View of the Battle of Lepanto,” Venice, 1572? From Newberry Library, Chicago, Novacco 4F 106.
- 3. Map of the Mediterranean, ca. 1571. Prepared by Thomas Jordan, University of Georgia, Department of Geography.
- The Battle of Lepanto
- I. Carlo Malatesta, Song of the Nereids
- II. Belisario Gadaldini, On the treaty struck between the Christian leaders
- III. Cornelio Amalteo, Proteus
- IV. Marc Antonio Tritonio, [When nurturing Venus beholds the tragic ruin]
- V. Nicolò Paladino, To those who died in the Holy War
- VI. Alessandro Allegri, [A city in mourning pays homage to Hector]
- VII. Davide Podavini, Hymn to Saint Mark and Saint Justina
- VIII. Giovanni Canevari, On Mustafa
- IX. Maffeo Galladei, [I am the moon; the fear of war has surrounded me]
- X. Giovanni Battista Oliva, The council of the damned and Ali in despair
- XI. Anonymous, On the painter portraying the same victory
- XII. Agostino Fortunio, On the Actian victory over the depraved fleet of Turks
- XIII. Giovanni Battista Amalteo, To Sebastiano Venier, admiral of the Venetian fleet
- XIV. Anonymous, One hundred verses: to the City
- XV. Anonymous, [I will now sing of the happy deeds]
- XVI. Giovanni Antonio Taglietti, Nautical Eclogue, or The naval contest of the Christians and Turks
- XVII. Giovanni Antonio Odescalchi, To the most reverend Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop of Penne and Atri
- XVIII. Ottaviano Manini, [The long-desired day at last dispelled the fading shadows]
- XIX. Pompeo Arnolfini, A shining song for the victor, John of Austria
- XX. Giovanni Baptista Arcucci, The Victory at Naupactus
- XXI. Guglielmo Moizio, Song on the victory of the Christian fleet
- XXII. Juan Latino, The Song of John of Austria
- Appendix I: Glossary of Names and Places
- Appendix II: Biographical Information
- Note on the Texts
- Notes to the Texts and Translations
- Bibliography
- Index of First Lines
- Index
THE I TATTI RENAISSANCE LIBRARY


The I Tatti Renaissance Library 61
The Battle of Lepanto
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