The Griffon and the Crescent is an historical novel that inserts a part of the history of Italy in the amplest context of the conflict between the Christian and the Moslem worlds.
The narrator of the novel is the Griffon, symbol of the Baglioni’s noble family of Perugia, which is set inside the medallion put at the neck of the protagonist Astorre Baglioni. The story goes from 1541 until 1571, years of war between Christians and Moslems.
The novel starts with the assault of Pest made by the Italian soldiers of the archduke Ferdinand of Austria and it finishes with the defeat of the Serenenissima in Famagosta by the Turks led by Lala Mustafà Pascia.
These historical events constitute the context of the Astorre’s life, who embodies the image of the lettered warrior, educated by a cultured mother at the Farnese’s court and depositary of the chivalrous virtues.
The narrator of the novel is the Griffon, symbol of the Baglioni’s noble family of Perugia, which is set inside the medallion put at the neck of the protagonist Astorre Baglioni. The story goes from 1541 until 1571, years of war between Christians and Moslems.
The novel starts with the assault of Pest made by the Italian soldiers of the archduke Ferdinand of Austria and it finishes with the defeat of the Serenenissima in Famagosta by the Turks led by Lala Mustafà Pascia.
These historical events constitute the context of the Astorre’s life, who embodies the image of the lettered warrior, educated by a cultured mother at the Farnese’s court and depositary of the chivalrous virtues.
THE GRIFFON AND THE CRESCENT
