{"product_id":"9781442640870","title":"' My Muse Will Have a Story to Paint': Selected Prose of Ludovico Ariosto","description":"\u003cp\u003eLudovico Ariosto, best known for his 1516 epic poem \u003ci\u003eOrlando furioso\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of the great writers of the Italian Renaissance. In this collection, Dennis Looney assembles a diverse compendium of Ariosto's prose, including his 214 \u003ci\u003eLetters\u003c\/i\u003e and a satirical piece, \u003ci\u003eHerbal Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriosto's correspondence paints a detailed portrait of the world he lived and wrote in. While some letters illuminate his day-to-day life, including his work as a provincial commissioner for the ruling Este family of Ferrara, others shed light on the composition and production of his poems and plays, allowing a glimpse of the man in his creative workshop. \u003ci\u003eHerbal Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, a parody of humanism in general and neoplatonic philosophy in particular, may mark a defense of Ariosto's decision to turn away from the philological world of his contemporaries in order to pursue a different kind of learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooney's elegant, careful translation provides us with the first extensive selection of Ariosto's prose works in English, and enriches our understanding of one of Italy's most important Renaissance writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054387249392,"sku":"9781442640870","price":68.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442640870_p0.jpg?v=1763808420","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442640870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}