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Orlando Furioso: A Romantic Epic (2 volumes)

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#349773-VG40
Titel	Orlando Furioso: A Romantic Epic (2 volumes)
Auteur	Ariosto, Ludovico
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Penguin Books
Jaar van uitgave	1975
ISBN10	0140443118
ISBN13	9780140443110
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	2 uniform paperbacks, 825+794 pages, 8vo. Penguin Classics.
Samenvatting	Over a period of 27 years, the author created in this poem a world situated between fantasy and reality: a kaleidoscope of fabulous adventures, monsters, barbaric splendour and romance, all tempered by the unifying personality of the author - his humour and serenity, his humanity and moderation. One of the greatest epic poems of the Italian Renaissance, Orlando Furioso is an intricate tale of love and enchantment set at the time of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne's conflict with the Moors. When Count Orlando returns to France from Cathay with the captive Angelica as his prize, her beauty soon inspires his cousin Rinaldo to challenge him to a duel - but during their battle, Angelica escapes from both knights on horseback and begins a desperate quest for freedom. This dazzling kaleidosco... (Lees verder)pe of fabulous adventures, sorcery and romance has inspired generations of writers - including Spenser and Shakespeare - with its depiction of a fantastical world of magic rings, flying horses, sinister wizardry and barbaric splendour.
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