Il poema, composto da 46 canti in ottave, ruota attorno al personaggio di Orlando, cui è dedicato il titolo, e a molti altri personaggi. This edition, by the heirs of Aldo Manutio, also contains five additional poems by Ariosto. LOrlando furioso è un poema cavalleresco di Ludovico Ariosto pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1516 a Ferrara. This epic has three main themes: the romance of Orlando and Angelica, the war between Christians and Muslims near Paris and the complicated love affair between Roggero and Bradamante. It was first published in 40 cantos in Ferrara (1516), and later expanded into 46 cantos in the definitive edition prepared by the author and published in 1532. Orlando Furioso was conceived as a sequel to Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato. The Orlando Furioso transformed the traditional chivalric theme of the epic by introducing sentimental and ironic elements. L’ Orlando furioso nel 1516’, in Il Furioso del 1516 tra rottura e continuità (Toulouse: Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès / Équipe Il Laboratorio, 2018), pp. He was a personal friend of cardinal Bembo and produced numerous works in Latin and Italian. Vinegia: In Casa de' Figlivoli Di Aldo, 1545.Īriosto was a man of arms until 1500 when he abandoned his military career for writing.
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