Ariosto, Ludovico

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• Ariosto, Ludovico — born Sept. 8, 1474, Reggio Emilia, duchy of Modena [Italy] died July 6, 1533, Ferrara Italian poet. His epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516) is regarded as the finest literary expression of the Italian Renaissance. It enjoyed immediate popularity… …   Universalium

• ARIOSTO, Ludovico — (1474 1533) One of the greatest Italian authors and a major Renaissance humanist, Lu dovico Ariosto was a pioneering dramatist and author of the great romance epic Orlando Furioso. Ariosto s career was shaped by the fortunes of the Este court in… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Ariosto, Ludovico — ► (1474 1533) Poeta italiano. Su obra capital es Orlando furioso (1516, 1521 y edición definitiva en 1532). Es un poema épico en octavas iniciado con la idea de dar fin al inconcluso Orlando enamorado de Matteo Boiardo, una historia donde se… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Ariosto, Ludovico — (1474 1533)    Italian Renaissance poet, productive in lyric poetry and in comedies inspired by classical drama, but known chiefly for his epic Orlando furioso / Roland Gone Mad (first published in 1516). It was a best seller in the author s… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Ariosto,Ludovico — A·ri·os·to (är ē ŏsʹtō, ōʹstō, ăr ), Ludovico or Lodovico 1474 1533. Italian writer primarily known for his epic comic poem Orlando Furioso (1532). * * * …   Universalium

• Ariosto — Ariosto, Ludovico …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Ludovico Ariosto — Ludovico Ariosto. Ludovico Ariosto (Reggio Emilia, 8 de septiembre de 1474 Ferrara, 6 de julio de 1533), poeta italiano, autor del poema épico Orlando furioso (1516). Además de su personalidad de poeta de gran renombre, escribió para la escena… …   Wikipedia Español

• Ludovico Ariosto —     Ludovico Ariosto     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ludovico Ariosto     Called The Italian Homer . He was the son of Nicolo Ariosto, Governor of Reggio, and Daria Malaguzzi, born at Reggio in Emilia, 8 September, 1474; died at Ferrara, 6 June,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ariosto — (izg. ariòsto), Ludovico (1474 1533) DEFINICIJA pisac prvih talijanskih dramskih komedija i viteškog epa Bijesni Orlando …   Hrvatski jezični portal

• Ariósto — Ariósto, Ludovico, einer der drei großen epischen Dichter Italiens, geb. 8. Sept. 1474 in Reggio, gest. 6. Juli 1533 in Ferrara, war für das Studium der Rechte bestimmt, wandte sich aber bald den schönen Wissenschaften zu und trieb unter der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon