03480nam 2200697 450 991045697240332120200520144314.01-4426-8618-910.3138/9781442686182(CKB)2550000000043265(EBL)3275948(OCoLC)923774958(SSID)ssj0000622531(PQKBManifestationID)11386328(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622531(PQKBWorkID)10642129(PQKB)10713056(CaBNVSL)slc00227087(CEL)436421(MiAaPQ)EBC4672450(DE-B1597)464102(OCoLC)1002232809(OCoLC)1004876436(OCoLC)1011461988(OCoLC)1013956641(OCoLC)756283684(OCoLC)954123667(OCoLC)999354233(DE-B1597)9781442686182(Au-PeEL)EBL4672450(CaPaEBR)ebr11258117(EXLCZ)99255000000004326520160923h20102010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"My muse will have a story to paint" selected prose of Ludovico Ariosto /Lodovico Ariosto ; translated with an introduction by Dennis LooneyToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2010.©20101 online resource (343 p.)Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library1-4426-4087-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Texts and the Translation -- I: INTRODUCTION -- II: LETTERS. Part 1 -- II: LETTERS. Part 2 -- III: HERBAL DOCTOR -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Table of Recipients -- General IndexLudovico Ariosto, best known for his 1516 epic poem Orlando furioso, was one of the great writers of the Italian Renaissance. In this collection, Dennis Looney assembles a diverse compendium of Ariosto's prose, including his 214 Letters and a satirical piece, Herbal Doctor.Ariosto's correspondence paints a detailed portrait of the world he lived and wrote in. While some letters illuminate his day-to-day life, including his work as a provincial commissioner for the ruling Este family of Ferrara, others shed light on the composition and production of his poems and plays, allowing a glimpse of the man in his creative workshop. Herbal Doctor, a parody of humanism in general and neoplatonic philosophy in particular, may mark a defense of Ariosto's decision to turn away from the philological world of his contemporaries in order to pursue a different kind of learning.Looney's elegant, careful translation provides us with the first extensive selection of Ariosto's prose works in English, and enriches our understanding of one of Italy's most important Renaissance writers.Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library series.HISTORY / RenaissancebisacshElectronic books.HISTORY / Renaissance.851/.3Ariosto Lodovico1474-1533,192228Looney Dennis, MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456972403321"My muse will have a story to paint"2195716UNINA