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Orlando Furioso

Lodovico Ariosto

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 1412 pages

Orlando Furioso is a Renaissance epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto, continuing the story of Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato. It interweaves the adventures of Charlemagne's knights, centering on Orlando's love for Angelica and the madness it brings. It is worth listening to for its imaginative blend of romance, chivalry, and fantasy.

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Produced by Douglas B. Killings

Orlando Furioso

("Orlando Enraged")

By

Ludovico Ariosto

(1474-1533)

Translated by William Stewart Rose

This electronic edition was edited, proofed, and prepared by

Douglas B. Killings ([email protected]), July, 1995. Additional corrections made September, 1995.

NOTE: Please let the preparer know of any textual errors that you find; this edition has been proofed once, but I am finding additional errors all the time.

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Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION:
  2. CANTO 2
  3. CANTO 3
  4. CANTO 4
  5. CANTO 5
  6. CANTO 6
  7. CANTO 7
  8. CANTO 8
  9. CANTO 9
  10. CANTO 10
  11. CANTO 11
  12. CANTO 12
  13. CANTO 13
  14. CANTO 14
  15. CANTO 15
  16. CANTO 16
  17. CANTO 17
  18. CANTO 18
  19. CANTO 19
  20. CANTO 20
  21. CANTO 21
  22. CANTO 22
  23. CANTO 23
  24. CANTO 24
  25. CANTO 25
  26. CANTO 26
  27. CANTO 27
  28. CANTO 28
  29. CANTO 29
  30. CANTO 30

and 17 more chapters

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