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Orlando Furioso
Orlando Furioso | Ludovico Ariosto
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`I sing of knights and ladies, of love and arms, of courtly chivalry, of courageous deeds.' So begins Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1532), the culmination of the chivalric legends of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France. It is a brilliantly witty parody of the medieval romances, and a fitting monument to the court society of the Italian Renaissance which gave them birth. This unabridged prose translation faithfully captures the narrative entire and is a kaleidoscope of scenes and emotions of fact and fantasy. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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vivastory
Orlando Furioso | Ludovico Ariosto
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Years ago I tackled the wacky tagged Italian epic poem in the 2 vol Penguin set. Total page count is 1,632 pages.
Although it is technically a trilogy, Tolkien envisioned LoTR as a single volume & if it was counted as such then the page count for editions I read clock in at 1,248.
At just a few less pages than LoTR would be King's longest work-The Stand (1,200)
Lately I have been thinking of tackling Shogun (1,300) pages.
#sundayfunday

tpixie Oh! I‘ve read The Stand & LoTR! ( I‘m currently reading Les Mis- so ask me Dec 31!) 😂 2w
shortsarahrose Also read The Stand and LoTR, but those are beaten by a Library of America collection of Herman Melville‘s post-Moby Dick novels and prose work (1478 pages). 2w
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BookmarkTavern Multiple volumes definitely count! Thanks for posting! 2w
vivastory @shortsarahrose I love LoA volumes! I checked that one out from the library to read The Confidence-Man. There were some other pieces in there I plan on reading in the future 2w
vivastory @tpixie That's a great one! 2w
Branwen I'm guessing The Stand would be mine? Also Wind & Truth which was over 1300 pages if I'm remembering correctly! 2w
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Orlando Furioso | Ludovico Ariosto
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I left the blinds open this morning and Falkor is freaking out 😂

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Blair_Reads Thank you! @Ddzmini 😁 7y
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