num_pages: 630
description: The only unabridged prose translation of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso - a witty parody of the chivalric legends of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France - this version faithfully recaptures the entire narrative and the subtle meanings behind it.
language: English
title: Orlando Furioso
titlecomplete: Orlando Furioso
characters: Charlemagne, Ruggiero, Ginevra, Roland
genres: 16th Century, Medieval, Poetry, Literature, Italian Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Epic, Italy, Fiction
ratings_count: 3629
places: The Hebrides, Scotland, Scotland, France
publisher: Oxford University Press