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Ludovico Ariosto (Italian: [ludoˈviːko aˈrjɔsto,-ariˈɔsto]; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) 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 ...
Ludovico Ariosto (born September 8, 1474, Reggio Emilia, duchy of Modena [Italy]—died July 6, 1533, Ferrara) was an Italian poet remembered for his epic poem Orlando furioso (1516), which is generally regarded as the finest expression of the literary tendencies and spiritual attitudes of the Italian Renaissance.
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Orlando furioso ( Italian pronunciation: [orˈlando fuˈrjoːzo, -so]; The Frenzy of Orlando) is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532.
Ariosto, woodcut after a drawing by Titian from the third edition of Orlando furioso, 1532. Ludovico Ariosto, (born Sept. 8, 1474, Reggio Emilia, duchy of Modena [Italy]—died July 6, 1533, Ferrara), Italian poet. His epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516) is regarded as the finest literary expression of the Italian Renaissance.
May 23, 2018 · The Italian Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533) was the greatest narrative poet of the Italian Renaissance. His richly human masterpiece, "Orlando furioso," adds a native bent for narration to an exquisitely polished octave stanza. Ludovico Ariosto was born at Reggio Emilia: when he was 14, the family moved to Ferrara, where his father, Niccolò, was ...
Ludovico Ariosto is a prime example of the Renaissance man. An outstanding poet in all forms—lyrical, satirical, dramatic, and epic—he also was always involved in the active life of the courts ...
Nov 24, 2020 · Ludovico Ariosto (b. 1474–d. 1533), whose work links 15th-century humanism with the vernacular classicism that burgeoned later in the 16th century, is a crucial figure in the development of Italian Renaissance literary culture. An accomplished Neo-Latin poet whose earliest letter is a request for books on Platonism from the Venetian publisher ...
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