by Italo Calvino, Ludovico Ariosto · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804668268
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«Orlando furioso» di Ludovico Ariosto raccontato da Italo Calvino is the retelling and commentary of Ariosto's poem, in paperback (372 pages, Italian).
Calvino selects and comments on the most significant passages of Orlando furioso to bring Ariosto's poem closer to the modern reader with its blend of fantasy, chivalry and adventure. He presents the work as an autonomous universe one can enter, leave or get lost in, and stresses that Ariosto, despite his apparent clarity, holds a mystery.
This edition is from 2016. The book belongs to the Oscar moderni collection by Mondadori (number 47) and the work was originally published in 1970.
Intended for readers who want a first approach to Orlando furioso and for those interested in Italian literature or Italo Calvino.
Italo Calvino was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
