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Orlando Furioso: Part Two

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Orlando Furioso: Part Two
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ludovico Ariosto
Translated by Barbara Reynolds
Introduction by Barbara Reynolds
Notes by Barbara Reynolds
SeriesOrlando Furioso
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:800
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780140443103
ClassificationsDewey:851.3
Audience
General
Edition 2nd edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 29 September 1977
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A dazzling kaleidoscope of adventures, ogres, monsters, barbaric splendor, and romance, this epic poem stands as one of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance.

Author Biography

Ludovico Ariosto was born in 1474, the son of an official of the Ferrarese court. He first studied law, but later acquired a sound humanistic training. His adult life was spent in the service of the Ferrarese ducal family. Essentially he was a writer; his lifetime's service as a courtier was a burden imposed on him by economic difficulties. His fame rests on his major work, Orlando Furioso. The poem was probably begun around 1505. It was first published in 1516. The most important of Arisoto's minor works are five comedies, written for production in the Ferrarese court. Ariosto died in 1533.