Orlando furioso (Italian pronunciation: [orˈlando fuˈrjoːzo, -so]; The Frenzy of Orlando, more literally Raging Roland) is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando Furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato (Orlando in Love, published posthumously in 1495). In its historical setting and characters, it shares some features with the Old French Chanson de Roland of the eleventh century, which tells of the death of Roland. The story is also a chivalric romance which stemmed from a tradition beginning in the late Middle Ages and continuing in popularity in the 16th century and well into the 17th. Don Quixote was crazy about The Orlando Furioso as much as he was about any other chivalry books. He must mention The Orlando some 50 times at least in all of his adventures. Basically, the main topic of the Orlando is that he goes raging mad for an unrequited love and performs many extraordinary deeds and heroic excesses, all for love. Don Quixote tried hard to emulate him and any other famous wandering knight of bygone ages.
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