“«Sed me nunc ablue, quaeso, fontis aquis sacri»” (Lyr. V, 81 82). La impronta del Morgante de Luigi Pulci en los Lyrae Heroycae libri quatuordecim (1581) de Francisco Núñez de Oria

Abstract

In this article, we seek to rescue from oblivion the neo-Latin epic Lyrae Heroycae libri quatuordecim (Salamanca, Matías Gast, 1581) by Spanish humanist Francisco Núñez de Oria. This epic poem, as scarcely known as its author, combines two a priori antagonistic traditions: the classical epic canon and the novel subject of chivalry. Starting from the premise that Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso is the main vernacular source of the work, we propose to analyse the influence of one of the secondary vernacular sources underlying this monumental poem: Luigi Pulci's Morgante.