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Latin Poetry (Hardcover)
Ludovico Ariosto; Edited by Dennis Looney, D. Mark Possanza
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Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), one of Italy's greatest poets, was a
leading figure of sixteenth-century Italian humanism. After some
years working in the household of Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, to whom
he dedicated his dazzling romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516),
Ariosto settled in Ferrara under the patronage of Ippolito's
brother Alfonso. He continued to write throughout his life,
publishing 214 letters, five plays, seven satires in verse, and
dozens of lyric poems in Italian and Latin. Ariosto's Latin poems,
translated into English for the first time in this volume, are
remarkable for their erudition, technical virtuosity, and
playfulness. This edition provides a new Latin text, the first to
be based on a collation of the autograph manuscript and editio
princeps, and offers a unique insight into the Latin formation of
one of the Renaissance's foremost vernacular writers.
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 (The Frenzy of Orlando, more literally Mad Orlando;
in Italian furioso is seldom capitalized) is an Italian romantic
epic 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. Orlando
Furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished
romance Orlando Innamorato ("Orlando in Love," published
posthumously in 1495). The action takes place against the
background of the war between, on the one side, Charlemagne and his
Christian paladins, and, on the other side, the Saracen army which
is attempting to invade Europe. However, Ariosto has little concern
for historical or geographical accuracy, and the poem wanders at
will from Japan to the Hebrides, as well as including many
fantastical and magical elements, such as a trip to the moon and an
array of fantastical creatures including a gigantic sea monster
called the orc and the hippogriff. Many themes are interwoven in
its complicated, episodic structure, but the most important plot is
the paladin Orlando's unrequited love for the pagan princess
Angelica, which develops into the madness of the title. After this
comes the love between the female Christian warrior Bradamante and
the Saracen Ruggiero, who are supposed to be the ancestors of
Ariosto's patrons, the d'Este family of Ferrara. The poem is
divided into forty-six cantos, each containing a variable number of
eight-line stanzas in ottava rima (a rhyme scheme of abababcc).
Ottava rima had been used in previous Italian romantic epics,
including Luigi Pulci's Morgante and Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato.
Ariosto's work is 38,736 lines long in total, making it one of the
longest poems in European literature.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
In Two Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book,
many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the
original text.
In Two Volumes. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book,
many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the
original text.
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.
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