Orlando Furioso
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| Orlando Furioso (1516) by , translated by William Stewart Rose |
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| 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. The action takes place against the background of the war between Charlemagne and his Christian paladins, and 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. There have been several verse translations of Orlando Furioso into English. William Stewart Rose produced an eight volume translation beginning publication in 1823 and ending in 1831.— Excerpted from Orlando Furioso on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
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Contents [edit]
- Canto I
- Canto II
- Canto III
- Canto IV
- Canto V
- Canto VI
- Canto VII
- Canto VIII
- Canto IX
- Canto X
- Canto XII
- Canto XII
- Canto XIII
- Canto XIV
- Canto XV
- Canto XVI
- Canto XVII
- Canto XVIII
- Canto XIX
- Canto XX
- Canto XXI
- Canto XXII
- Canto XXIII
- Canto XXIV
- Canto XXV
- Canto XXVI
- Canto XXVII
- Canto XXVIII
- Canto XXIX
- Canto XXX
- Canto XXXI
- Canto XXXII
- Canto XXXIII
- Canto XXXIV
- Canto XXXV
- Canto XXXVI
- Canto XXXVII
- Canto XXXVIII
- Canto XXXIX
- Canto XL
- Canto XLI
- Canto XLII
- Canto XLIII
- Canto XLIV
- Canto XLV
- Canto XLVI
