{"product_id":"my-muse-will-have-a-story-to-paint","title":"My Muse Will Have a Story to Paint","description":"\u003cp\u003eLudovico Ariosto, best known for his 1516 epic poem \u003cem\u003eOrlando furioso\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eLetters\u003c\/em\u003e and a satirical piece, \u003cem\u003eHerbal Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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. \u003cem\u003eHerbal Doctor\u003c\/em\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\n\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\n","brand":"Translated with an Introduction by Dennis Looney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575423828150,"sku":"9781442640870","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442640870_2f8783dd-99e6-4493-b203-e1ac60af59ac.jpg?v=1727458547","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/my-muse-will-have-a-story-to-paint","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}