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Orlando Furioso : A New Verse Translation by Ariosto, Ludovico & Slavitt, David R. & Ross, Charles S. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Orlando Furioso : A New Verse Translation about?
<p><P>The appearance of David R. Slavitt’s translation of <i>Orlando Furioso</i> (“Mad Orlando”), one of the great literary achievements of the Italian Renaissance, is a publishing event. With this lively new verse translation, Slavitt introduces readers to Ariosto’s now neglected masterpiece—a poem whose impact on Western literature can scarcely be exaggerated. It was a major influence on Spenser’s <i>Faerie Queene</i>. William Shakespeare borrowed one of its plots. Voltaire called it the equal of the <i>Iliad</i>, the <i>Odyssey</i>, and <i>Don Quixote</i> combined. More recently, Italo Calvino drew inspiration from it. Borges was a fan. Now, through translations of generous selections from this longest of all major European poems, Slavitt brings the poem to life in ways previous translators have not.<P>At the heart of Ariosto’s romance are Orlando’s unrequited love for the pagan princess Angelica and his jealous rage when she elopes. The action takes place against a besieged Paris, as Charlemagne and his Christian paladins defend the city against the Saracen king. The poem, however, obeys no geography or rules but its own, as the s
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- Author
- Ariosto, Ludovico & Slavitt, David R. & Ross, Charles S.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674035355
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Romance, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (27 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14