Taking Liberties

[...] the whole tradition culminated in the three great Orlando "romances" of the Italian Renaissance: The narrative takes up the various stories begun in the Innamorato, but left unfinished at the time of Boiardo's death: the infatuation of Orlando with the beautiful sorceress Angeli...

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Published in:Commonweal 2010, Vol.137 (13), p.25
Main Author: Hart, David B
Format: Review
Language:English
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Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533)
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Summary:[...] the whole tradition culminated in the three great Orlando "romances" of the Italian Renaissance: The narrative takes up the various stories begun in the Innamorato, but left unfinished at the time of Boiardo's death: the infatuation of Orlando with the beautiful sorceress Angelica, daughter of the King of Cathay, and Orlando's pursuit of her across Europe and into the Far East; the siege of Paris by the Moors; the adventures of Ruggiero, mythical founder of the House of Este (of which both Boiardo and Ariosto were clients); the rampages of the evil Moorish King of Sarza, Rodomonte; and a number of other plot lines.
ISSN:0010-3330
2163-3797