“Of loves and ladies, knights and arms, I sing, of courtesies, and many a daring feat.”

— Ludovico Ariosto

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About Ludovico Ariosto

Poet • Italian

Ludovico Ariosto was a renowned Italian poet of the High Renaissance. He is best known for the epic poem Orlando Furioso, a romance epic that continued the story of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato. His work...

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