Ladies, Knights, & Magic Spells: Adaptation of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso - Couverture souple

Zanobini, Folco

 
9780595143832: Ladies, Knights, & Magic Spells: Adaptation of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso

Synopsis

The protagonists of the stories presented in this anthology constitute a lively and varied line-up of exemplary characters: from the enamored heir of the courtesy of knights to the astute woman who amuses herself behind her husbands back, from the mocked fool to the young merchant who gains experience from his own errors. All of them move, thanks to the narrative skill of the author, with great naturalness, recreating with their sentiments and actions the fascinating tableau of a distant civilization while still completely valid.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The protagonists of the stories presented in this anthology constitute a lively and varied line-up of exemplary characters: from the enamored heir of the courtesy of knights to the astute woman who amuses herself behind her husbands back, from the mocked fool to the young merchant who gains experience from his own errors. All of them move, thanks to the narrative skill of the author, with great naturalness, recreating with their sentiments and actions the fascinating tableau of a distant civilization while still completely valid.

Biographie de l'auteur

Folco Zanobini, Florentine, has taught Italian literature formany years at the high school level; he has dealt with literarycriticism, lexicography, editing and has published various schooltextbooks. He lives and works in Florence.

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