The Italian Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariostos epic poem Orlando Furioso is one of the most influential works of world poetry celebrated for its instrumental role in establishing humanism The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literatures finest poets with superior formatting This volume presents the complete Orlando Furioso in both English and the original Italian with beautiful illustrations special dual text feature and the usual Delphi bonus material Version 1Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ariostos life and worksConcise introductions to the epic poemsIncludes Matteo Maria Boiardos Orlando Innamorato which inspired Ariosto to continue the tale in Orlando FuriosoImages of how the poetry books were first printed giving your eReader a taste of the original Renaissance textsOrlando Furioso is fully illustrated with Gustave Dores celebrated artworkExcellent formatting of the poemsEasily locate the cantos and sections you want to readProvides a special dual English and Italian text allowing readers to compare Orlando Furioso stanza by stanza ideal for studentsFeatures two biographies discover Ariostos literary lifeScholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit delphiclassicscom to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTSThe Epic PoemsORLANDO INNAMORATO by Matteo Maria BoiardoORLANDO FURIOSOThe Italian TextCONTENTS OF THE ITALIAN TEXTThe Dual TextCONTENTS OF THE DUAL TEXTThe BiographiesBRIEF BIOGRAPHY LODOVICO ARIOSTOARIOSTO CRITICAL NOTICE OF HIS LIFE AND GENIUS by Leigh HuntPlease visit delphiclassicscom to browse through our range of exciting titles