The Orlando Innamorato (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Italian Renaissance Epic of Enchanted Quests, Courtly Love, and Carolingian Knightly AdventureBy Matteo Maria Boiardo
Length5h 58m
About this audiobook
The Orlando Innamorato is a foundational chivalric romance of the Italian Renaissance, transforming the Carolingian matter of France through the enchantments, quests, and erotic entanglements of Arthurian adventure. In vigorous ottava rima, Boiardo presents Orlando not as the invulnerable Christian paladin alone, but as a lover undone by desire for Angelica, thereby expanding epic warfare into a richly ironic meditation on passion, honor, and identity. Its unfinished, digressive structure mirrors the exuberant narrative freedom of fifteenth-century court culture. Matteo Maria Boiardo, count of Scandiano and courtier to the Este family of Ferrara, wrote from within one of Renaissance Italy's most sophisticated literary environments. Steeped in classical learning, vernacular poetry, and aristocratic ideals of magnificence, he fused humanist taste with popular romance traditions. His political service and courtly milieu helped shape a poem attentive both to martial glory and to the instability of fortune, loyalty, and love. This book is recommended to readers interested in the origins of Renaissance epic, the evolution of Orlando before Ariosto, and the imaginative breadth of premodern romance. It rewards those who enjoy learned play, narrative abundance, and a world where heroism is inseparable from enchantment and human vulnerability.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length5 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
4The Orlando Innamorato (pt. 3)
2The Orlando Innamorato (pt. 1)
5Memorable Quotes
3The Orlando Innamorato (pt. 2)
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