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Antonio Galateo and the Eulogy of Ferdinand the Catholic. Tiles for the construction of a myth. The study, through a philological and literary-historical investigation, allows us to reconstruct the ethicalpolitical path taken by Antonio Galateo in the affirmation of the myth of Ferdinand the Catholic, when the Spanish Crown was asserting itself in the Mediterranean with its North African campaigns, at the time of the great geographical explorations. At the end of the study, the letter is published in critical edition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article gives an instance of the translation process involving the Italian novella in Renaissance Europe. It focuses on a meaningful case study, comparing one of Matteo Bandello's novellas (I. 42) with its French, English, and Spanish rewritings by Pierre Boaistuau, William Painter, and Vicente de Millis Godínez. It is argued that these three translators changed the Italian plot in order to make the story acceptable from a moralistic point of view, specifically by re-characterising the female protagonist. The article examines Painter's rewriting in particular: it suggests that the Elizabethan writer drew directly on both the Italian text and its French translation, but chose to follow Boaistuau's changes on specific literary and cultural grounds. Indeed, the French model showed Painter a way to endow his work with moral rectitude, while preserving the violent and tragic narrative events that would satisfy his readers' tastes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the editorial crisis and webcomic surge in popularity, Italian self-published comics are in an incredibly prolific period. Various comic artists are opting for intensive production and incorporating practices such as crowdfunding and online promotion. DIY comics are more likely to have a first digital life, then later "falling for the charm of the paper" (to quote Sara Pavan). Among the most interesting authors we find the artistic collective Associazione Mammaiuto, whose works are first serialized, free of charge on their website; later their comics are printed on paper through self-published volumes (monographic or anthological) and sold at comic fairs or on their online shop. For some of these comics, to a second edition (on paper) is added a third edition (always on paper), thanks to the acquisition by national publishing in Italy or abroad. In this paper, we will investigate the potential of intersections between digital and DIY comics, by focusing on Mammaiuto. In particular, the analysis of the methods of production and the identification of esthetics and narrations will help to understand to what extent their works are adaptable to different contexts and formats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]