Ariosto’s Irony of Fiction: Presence, Burial, and Rediscovery in the Reception History of the Orlando Furioso

Abstract

The following text is a preview of the English version of the introduction to Christian Rivoletti, Ariosto e l’ironia della finzione. La ricezione letteraria e figurativa dell’Orlando furioso in Francia, Germania e Italia (Venice: Marsilio, 2014). The complete translation and publication of this work is currently in preparation.