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Ariosto

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A·ri·os·to  (är-st, -st, r-), Ludovico or Lodovico 1474-1533.
Italian writer primarily known for his epic comic poem Orlando Furioso, first published in 1516.
Ariosto (Italian) [aˈrjɔsto]
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(Biographies / Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533) M, Italian, WRITING: poet) Ludovico (ludoˈviːko). 1474-1533, Italian poet, famous for his romantic epic Orlando Furioso (1516)
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Spenser borrows and absorbs all these things and moreover he imitates Ariosto closely, often merely translating whole passages from his work.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
I had already a slight general notion of Italian letters from Leigh Hunt, and from other agreeable English Italianates; and I knew that I wanted to read not only the four great poets, Dante, Petrarch, Ariosto, and Tasso, but that whole group of burlesque poets, Pulci, Berni, and the rest, who, from what I knew of them, I thought would be even more to my mind.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
The occasion of this interruption we can only explain by resuming the adventures of another set of our characters; for, like old Ariosto, we do not pique ourselves upon continuing uniformly to keep company with any one personage of our drama.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
 
 
 
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