Orlando Furioso, Part Two (Penguin Classics)

Ariosto, Ludovico

ISBN 10: 014044310X / ISBN 13: 9780140443103

Verlag: Penguin Classics (edition 2), 1977

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Inhaltsangabe:

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Orlando Furioso, Part Two (Penguin Classics)
Verlag: Penguin Classics (edition 2)
Erscheinungsdatum: 1977
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Auflage: 2.