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Orlando Furioso

Lodovico Ariosto · William Stewart Rose

FormatEbook
Published1996
Words3,05,562
LanguageEnglish
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An epic Italian Renaissance poem set against the war between Charlemagne's Christian knights and the Saracens, interweaving chivalric adventures, romantic quests, and fantastical elements, here in William Stewart Rose's English verse translation. Suitable for readers interested in classical literature, mythology, and medieval chivalric romance.
Lodovico Ariosto

Lodovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516-1532). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).

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