The Demonized «Inimico altero» and Its Representations in the Context of Italian and French Epic on Lepanto

The ethically controversial figure of the “Other” is at heart traditionally antinomic system heroic Christian epic. An age-long myth, a cultural projection and an essential literary theme (Ceserani 1998), image “Stranger”, “Adversary”, or, in other words, “Other”, being frequently endowed with demonic connotations, found to be part parcel allegorical dichotomy good evil. tendency towards demonizing complex particularly evident poems belonging category “modern” historical epic on Lepanto. present essay aims investigate various ways transposing adversary onto “chessboard” epic, as well analyze variety modalities merging Ottoman dimension “demonic marvellous”, adopted by poets enrich, complicate counterbalance sacrality text.