medieval europe
renaissance
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 ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work.— Wikipedia
Works
Orlando furioso
Orlando Furioso
Italian · 1516Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem
4 translations
1 edition
Le Satire
The Satires
Italian · 1524Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
2 translations
1 edition
La Lena
Lena
Italian · 1528Correspondence / Letters
Cinque Canti
Italian · 1545Poetry Collection
1 translation
1 edition
Le Rime
Rhymes
Italian · 1545Poetry Collection
1 edition