Orlando innamorato (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Matteo Maria Boiardo
- First Published: 1823
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: Eighth century
- Setting: France, India, and Africa
- Principal Characters: Charlemagne, Orlando, Angelica, Uberto, Rinaldo, Malagigi, Bradamant, Rogero, Ferraù, Astolpho, Agramant
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, medieval, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, France or French people, Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, Islam, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, India or East Indian people, Battles, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry, Eighth century
- Locales: Africa, France, India
The Story:
King Charlemagne summoned all his paladins and vassal barons to a court plenary meeting in Paris, an occasion to be celebrated with magnificent tournaments and great feasts. Christians and Saracens, friend and foe alike, were invited to take part. To the banquet on the opening night of this fete came an unknown knight, a beautiful damsel, and four giants serving as bodyguards. The knight, who called himself Uberto, offered his lovely sister Angelica as the prize to any man who could defeat him in the jousts to be held the next day. He, in turn, would claim as his...
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