"Orlando goes mad when he discovers Angelica has relinquished her virginity to Medoro, a simple foot soldier. Unable to sustain this knowledge Orlando returns to the forest and strips the armor that made him a knight, and the clothing that marked him as human."
On the one hand, a redoubtable knight going mad because of love is a pretty time-honored theme; on the other hand, DUDE, pretty sure her ladyparts still work just fine!
The description of Furioso was quite reminiscent of Pantagruel, and the knight abandoned all civilization, and there's Pantagruel being his gross self.
ALARMING – Scott Ritter dramatically changed his view on the success of demilitarization of Ukraine and general mobilization (1.5M) likely to prevent Finland in NATO (i.e., 3 minute to nuclear)
I thought about it and why it was so influential...but I guess it wraps up the crusades and love and flying to the moon on a giant creature. I didn't want to overdo the summary but everything lost on earth (including Orlando's wits) was on the moon. Printing was just getting started.....I ran across a reference to Orlando Furioso in another book and then was overwhelmed when I went to find out more about it. I'm sure someone somewhere mentioned its influence on English lit., but I must have missed that. In the write up at the British museum the racy parts were left out for the ladies. Ah censorship, always with us.
"Orlando goes mad when he discovers Angelica has relinquished her virginity to Medoro, a simple foot soldier. Unable to sustain this knowledge Orlando returns to the forest and strips the armor that made him a knight, and the clothing that marked him as human."
On the one hand, a redoubtable knight going mad because of love is a pretty time-honored theme; on the other hand, DUDE, pretty sure her ladyparts still work just fine!
elm
i wonder how much influence it hand on pantagruel
The image I picked of Orlando sure does remind me of Gargantua' P's father. Good catch.
Merci! ☺
The description of Furioso was quite reminiscent of Pantagruel, and the knight abandoned all civilization, and there's Pantagruel being his gross self.
elm
a renassaiance of fun
Time to go back and read all these books. I remember Pantagruel, not a re-read would be a riot.
There is only one Kathleen !!!! Thank you soooo much.
ALARMING – Scott Ritter dramatically changed his view on the success of demilitarization of Ukraine and general mobilization (1.5M) likely to prevent Finland in NATO (i.e., 3 minute to nuclear)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4SlSILtlpc
Garland Nixon with Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern - 5-15-22 (Telegram, Rokfin)
always glad for another source.
That may be the most bizarre tale I've ever read!
I thought about it and why it was so influential...but I guess it wraps up the crusades and love and flying to the moon on a giant creature. I didn't want to overdo the summary but everything lost on earth (including Orlando's wits) was on the moon. Printing was just getting started.....I ran across a reference to Orlando Furioso in another book and then was overwhelmed when I went to find out more about it. I'm sure someone somewhere mentioned its influence on English lit., but I must have missed that. In the write up at the British museum the racy parts were left out for the ladies. Ah censorship, always with us.