IL FALCONE DESIDERATO, II EDIZ. 1980 | CHARMAINE LEE

Il falcone desiderato (1980), edited by Charmaine Lee, is a bilingual anthology of medieval French erotic verse presented in its original Old-French juxtaposed with contemporary Italian translation. Rooted in the literary and cultural milieu of the medieval period, this collection revives the playful and sensual tonalities of courtly love poetry, emphasizing the interplay of desire, metaphor, and symbolic imagery—notably the falcon as an emblem of pursuit and longing. The editions’ structure, including Lee’s scholarly introduction and meticulous notes, situates these poemetti within the broader romanza philology tradition, offering readers both evocative renditions and historical-literary commentary. Its publication enriches our understanding of early erotic lyricism and its enduring appeal in cross-cultural literary heritage.