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Biography
Ludovico Ariosto (Italian: [ludoˈviːko aˈrjɔsto, – ariˈɔsto]; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo’s Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work.
Ariosto also coined the term “humanism” (in Italian, umanesimo) for choosing to focus upon the strengths and potential of humanity, rather than only upon its role as subordinate to God. This led to Renaissance humanism.
Birth and early life
Ariosto was born in Reggio nell’Emilia, where his father Niccolò Ariosto was comma
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HARRINGTON, John (illustrator). . stad i florida Furioso. in English Heroical Verse by Sir John Harrington of Bath Knight. Now thirdly revised and amended with the Addition of the Author's Epigrams. London: Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker, 1634. Full Description: ARIOSTO, Lodovico. HARRINGTON, John, [translator]. Orlando Furioso in English Heroical Verse by Sir John Harrington of Bath Knight. Now thirdly revised and amended with the Addition of the Author's Epigrams. London: Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker, 1634. Third edition of Harrington's 1591 translation which was the first English edition and remained the only English translation of many years. This third edition is further expanded by the addition of the "Author's Epigrams." Two works in one small folio in sixes (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 270 x 185 mm). [16], [1, Ads], [1, plate], 423, [9, table], [1, Title], [1, blank], [43], [1, blank] pp. With engraved title-page for the first work and 46 full-page eng
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