Ariosto

[ ahr-ee-os-toh, -oh-stoh, ar-; Italian ah-ree-aws-taw ]

/ ˌɑr iˈɒs toʊ, -ˈoʊ stoʊ, ˌær-; Italian ˌɑ riˈɔs tɔ /

noun

Lu·do·vi·co

[loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/, 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.

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Examples from the Web for ariosto

This was a woman to whom the normally acid-penned poet Ariosto wrote tributes.
The Borgias' Entertaining Excess|Allen Barra|May 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ariosto himself admired it immensely, for it harmonized perfectly with his own genius and literary tastes.
Studies in the Poetry of Italy|Oscar Kuhns
Raynouard observes, that Ercilla has taken Ariosto as his model, especially in the opening of his cantos.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
Ariosto I find as diffuse, in parts, as Spenser—I understand completely the difference between them.
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends|John Keats

From the beginning of Italian literature to the death of Ariosto nearly three hundred years had elapsed.
Studies in the Poetry of Italy|Oscar Kuhns
In 1532 Ariosto published his final edition of the poem, now enlarged to forty-six cantos, and retouched from beginning to end.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for ariosto

Ariosto

/ (Italian aˈrjɔsto) /

noun

Ludovico (ludoˈviːko). 1474–1533, Italian poet, famous for his romantic epic Orlando Furioso (1516)

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