Orlando Furioso
Part One
Ludovico Ariosto author Barbara Reynolds translator Barbara Reynolds editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:29th May '75
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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 kaleidoscope 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.
ISBN: 9780140443110
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 46mm
Weight: 596g
832 pages