1533
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (born 1474)
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (born 1474)
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (born 1474)
Ludovico Ariosto
Italian poet (1474–1533)
- Died
- 1533
Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516-1532). 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.
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1474
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet (died 1533)
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet (died 1533)
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet (died 1533)