Orlando furioso

Perhaps it speaks more to the age I live in than that of the author, but I'm always surprised to find a reasonable, rational mind on the other end of the pen. Though Ariosto's unusual work is full of prejudice and idealism, it is constantly shifting, so that now one side seems right, and now the oth Leggi tutto

This poem is about the siege of Paris by the Mauritanians and the Saracens. Christian King Charlemagne has to confront the African Agramand and his Mauritanian allies, who come from Spain. But this is not the only theme that dominates the poet's narrative. Love is the greatest force that drives the t Leggi tutto

"No soy yo, no lo soy? El que parezco: Orlando ya está muerto y enterrado; su ingratísima amada lo ha matado, y faltando a su fe, lo ha sometido. Yo soy su errante espíritu, que vaga por este oscuro infierno, atormentado, para dar con su sombra un escarmiento a cuantos en Amor ponen su anhelo." Cuando escuc Leggi tutto

I am in love with this book, and I have no idea why everybody isn't reading it all the time. It is a massively fun tale dealing with the exploits of the knights of Charlemagne. It moves incredibly quickly, seamlessly weaves together dozens of terrific stories, and gives the reader all the fulfillmen Leggi tutto

Drugo čitanje - 2024. Tačno sedam godina je prošlo od prvog čitanja ovog kolosalnog Ariostovog vekovečnog epa koji mi se od tada za srce zalepio i tako je do dana današnjeg, gde stoji odmah pored Dantea. Sad kad se osvrnem na utiske koje sam zapisao 2017. godine, jasno mi je da u to vreme ja nisam sh Leggi tutto

If I told you that you should read an early sixteenth century Italian verse epic whose primary themes are courtly love and chivalry, would you do it? What if I told you there's a new translation which abridges the massive original to a mere 700 pages? Too good to be true? I know what you're thinking: Leggi tutto