Orlando Furioso is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto, written in Italian between 1506 and 1532, first published in an incomplete form in 1516 and issued in its final, complete version in 1532. Composed in forty-six cantos of ottava rima totaling roughly 38,736 lines, making it one of the longest poems in European literature, the work continues the unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo, blending the chivalric Matter of France tradition with fantastical romance. The poem follows the Christian knight Orlando, driven mad by unrequited love for the pagan princess Angelica, against a sprawling backdrop of war between Charlemagne's Christian paladins and invading Saracen forces, interweaving dozens of interlocking adventures, enchantments and love stories. Enormously influential on later European literature, Orlando Furioso is regarded as one of the supreme achievements of Italian Renaissance poetry.
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Orlando furioso (Italian pronunciation: [orˈlando fuˈrjoːzo, -so]; The Frenzy of Orlando) is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532.
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