Author
Ludovico Ariosto
Italian poet (1474–1533)
Their life
Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533) was an Italian poet, born on 8 September 1474 and dying on 6 July 1533. He is best known for *Orlando Furioso*, a romance epic published between 1516 and 1532. The poem continues Matteo Maria Boiardo's *Orlando Innamorato*. It follows Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they fight the Saracens, and it branches into many subplots.
Ariosto wrote *Orlando Furioso* in ottava rima and included narrative commentary throughout. The work turns the chivalric tradition into a satire of its own conventions.
Ariosto is also credited with coining the term "humanism" (*umanesimo* in Italian). The term describes a focus on the strengths and potential of humanity, rather than on people only as subordinate to God. The reference states that this idea led to Renaissance humanism.
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