Writing
Ludovico Ariosto
Born September 8, 1474 Died July 6, 1553 (Age 78)Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy4 Credits
Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). 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…
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The Works of Ludovico Ariosto
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Portraits of Ludovico Ariosto