Abstract:This essay explores the formal means (a variant of the medieval romance technique ofentrelacement) by which Ludovico Ariosto'sOrlando Furiosorepresents and comments on contemporary events, particularly the threats posed by French and Spanish invasions and by the interventionist politics of Popes Julius II and Leo X. Ariosto's treatment of the latter figure exemplifies both the specificity of the interplay between form and history in theFurioso Innamoratoand its innovative character with respect to precursors, … Show more
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