Name: Orlando Furioso
Rating: 4.375 (8 reviews)
ISBN: 9780674053519

Lodovico Ariosto

David R. Slavitt

A New Verse Translation

Orlando Furioso

Arianna M

Ludovico Ariosto

One of the greatest epic poems of the Italian Renaissance, Orlando Furioso is an intricate tale of love and enchantment set at the time of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne's conflict with the Moors. When Count Orlando returns to France from Cathay with the captive Angelica as his prize, her beauty soon inspires his cousin Rinaldo to challenge him to a duel - but during their battle, Angelica escapes from both knights on horseback and begins a desperate quest for freedom. This dazzling kaleidoscope of fabulous adventures, sorcery and romance has inspired generations of writers - including Spenser and Shakespeare - with its depiction of a fantastical world of magic rings, flying horses, sinister wizardry and barbaric splendour.

Part One

Rjyan C Kidwell

Silvia Morgantini

Joshua Line

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.

Orlando Furioso A New Verse Translation

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