Orlando Furioso Lodovoco Ariosto In Five Volumes (Vols. I-IV only, lacking V)

Description: Orlando Furioso: Translated From The Italian of Lodovoco Ariosto; With Notes: In Five Volumes (Vols. I-IV only, lacking V) Author: Hoole, John trans. (December 1727 - 2 August 1803) Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 - 6 July 1533) 8vo.(5" x 8")1783. Hoole, John. London. Printed for the Author. Full brown polished calf. Spine with five gilt rule bordered raised bands, gilt author/title to fancy gilt framed red leather to second compartment, gilt vol# centered to third compartment. All edges speckled brown. Armorial bookplates of William Peter to front pastedowns. Each volume illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, Vol.I with two additional portrait engravings. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, head of spines chipped with tiny loss to each, covers soiled with some scuffs (see pic). Volumes 1-4 of 5. 4 of 5 (lacking V.5) From Wiki: Orlando furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando) is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished romance Orlando innamorato (Orlando in Love, published posthumously in 1495). In its historical setting and characters, it shares some features with the Old French La Chanson de Roland of the eleventh century, which tells of the death of Roland. The story is also a chivalric romance which stemmed from a tradition beginning in the late Middle Ages and continuing in popularity in the 16th century and well into the 17th. Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 - 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work. Ariosto also coined the term "humanism" (in Italian, umanesimo) for choosing to focus upon the strengths and potential of humanity, rather than only upon its role as subordinate to God. This led to Renaissance humanism. John Hoole (December 1727 - 2 August 1803) was an English translator, the son of Samuel Hoole (born 1692), a mechanic, and Sarah Drury (c. 1700 - c. 1793), the daughter of a Clerkenwell clockmaker. He became a personal friend of Samuel Johnson's. At the age of seventeen John Hoole became a clerk in India House (1744-83), of which he rose to be principal auditor of Indian accounts. In connection with his post, he wrote Present State of the English East India Company's Affairs (1772). Meanwhile he translated Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (1763), and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1773-83), as well as other works from the Italian. He was also the author of Cleonice, Princess of Bithynia and of two other dramas which failed. We are currently putting all 5000+ titles online, but if there is a specific title you are looking for, please reach out to sidekerbookselleratgmail.com, we may just have it! Free shipping via USPS for United State purchaser within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We would love to have you visit, or email us at sidekerbookselleratgmail.com for specific wants or needs, thanks! Find Us On: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sonny-Ideker-Bookseller-Rare-Antiquarian-Leather-Vellum-Bound-Books-100068669041560/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SonnyIdekerBookseller/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonny_ideker_bookseller Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/2v6pn4 Website: https://sonnyideker.weebly.com/ Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, Gustave Dore Illustrations, Engravings Plates, Full green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, engravings plates, Gustave Dore Illustrations, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book

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