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Ludovico Ariosto

1474–1533 · 16th century

Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet at the court of the Este in Ferrara. His romantic epic Orlando Furioso, first published in 1516 and expanded until 1532, continued Boiardo's tale of Orlando and became one of the most influential poems of the Renaissance. He also wrote comedies and satires and served the Este as governor of the Garfagnana.

Ludovico Ariosto
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Duchy of Ferrara

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