Orlando Furioso

They should make a Lord-of-the-Rings-type film of this epic poem. I read it several times in middle school, high school, college, and grad school. Even now, I read a few stanzas before I go to bed, and have the most beautiful dreams. Kids love it, too (especially if you show them illustrations of Orlando's adventures). Highly recommended!!

Very good read. Wonderful parody of Roland and a great send up of all that heroic French drivel about great kings and pure romance. The scan to convert it to kindle is a little weak because it leaves all the footnotes in the text, but it is easy to skip over that.

The Sicilian equivalent of King Arthur's Round Table. Beautiful story. Thank you to the volunteers who translated and are keeping the story alive. Truly a classic worth exploring.

E' da parecchio che volevo leggerlo, ma avendo una edizione "storica" mi ero wsempre fermato alle primissime pagine per paura di rovinare l'opera e per scomodità di affrontare la lettura senza il valido apèpoggio di una scrivania.