La Philis de Sciro du Comte Bonarelli Traduit en Francois: Avec la Dissertation du Meme Auteur Sur le Double Amour de Celie

Guidubaldo Bonarelli

A Bruxelles : Chez Antoine Claudinot, 1707

12mo. Two volumes in one. Contemporary 3/4 vellum over speckled boards. Moderate chipping to boards, minor soiling to vellum. Minor toning, ruffling to text block. Engraved frontispieces.  Titles in red and black.  399 + 238 p. + catalogue at end. 

Filli di Sciro is a successful remake of the Legend of Florio and Biancofiore. The story of the drama is also intricate by the crossing of different love stories among the protagonist pastors; in the end the story is resolved thanks to the mechanism of attraction. The brilliant invention of the plot that struck and provoked much controversy among the contemporaries of Bonarelli was the character of the nymph in love with two shepherds, who due to his uncertainty meditated suicide.