Orlando Furioso: Part Two

by Ludovico Ariosto, Barbara Reynolds (Translator), Barbara Reynolds (Introduction)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141960517
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	08/29/1991
Series:	Orlando Furioso , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	800
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

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.