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I don't have the time or the inclination to fix the rather severe stylistic errors in this page. It almost seems like it was mechanically translated from Italian and lightly proofed by someone who speaks English only as a second or third language. I think I caught most of the worst grammatical and spelling errors, however, and I think all of the sentences at least make sense, now.

Is there any chance we can have a link to the original Italian article? I could help with editing. [Scarlett McQueen]

There's a link to the Italian down the left column (with the other languages links) or it:Ludovico Ariosto. Is that what you are looking for? John (Jwy) 20:31, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Christian epic?

I really don't know why this has been described as a "Christian" epic. This isn't Paradise Lost. Yes, like (virtually) every Italian of his time Ariosto was a Christian, although AFAIK not an exceptionally devout one. Perhaps the editor is confusing Orlando furioso with the other great Italian epic of the 16th century, Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata, where Christian themes play a markedly more prominent role. On the other hand, Orlando certainly belongs to the genre of "romantic epic" and is described as such on the title page of Barbara Reynolds' translation. --Folantin (talk) 16:34, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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	I really don't know why this has been described as a "Christian" epic. This isn't ''Paradise Lost''. Yes, like (virtually) every Italian of his time Ariosto was a Christian, although AFAIK not an exceptionally devout one. Perhaps the editor is confusing ''Orlando furioso'' with the other great Italian epic of the 16th century, Tasso's ''Gerusalemme liberata'', where Christian themes play a markedly more prominent role. On the other hand, ''Orlando'' certainly belongs to the genre of "romantic epic'' and is described as such on the title page of Barbara Reynolds' translation. --[[User:Folantin\|Folantin]] ([[User talk:Folantin\|talk]]) 16:34, 31 December 2008 (UTC)		I really don't know why this has been described as a "Christian" epic. This isn't ''Paradise Lost''. Yes, like (virtually) every Italian of his time Ariosto was a Christian, although AFAIK not an exceptionally devout one. Perhaps the editor is confusing ''Orlando furioso'' with the other great Italian epic of the 16th century, Tasso's ''Gerusalemme liberata'', where Christian themes play a markedly more prominent role. On the other hand, ''Orlando'' certainly belongs to the genre of "romantic epic" and is described as such on the title page of Barbara Reynolds' translation. --[[User:Folantin\|Folantin]] ([[User talk:Folantin\|talk]]) 16:34, 31 December 2008 (UTC)