Ludovico Ariosto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludovico Ariosto

Italian poet

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1474

Place of Birth: Reggio nell’Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1533

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, author

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ludovico Ariosto (, also US: , Italian: [ludo'vi?ko a'rj?sto, - ari'?sto]; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet.
He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516).
The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots.
Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work. Ariosto also coined the term "humanism" (in Italian, umanesimo) for choosing to focus upon the strengths and potential of humanity, rather than only upon its role as subordinate to God.
This led to Renaissance humanism.



Alternative names	Tiziano Vecelli; Tiziano Vecellio
Description	Italian painter, fresco painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	between 1485 and 1490 date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1485-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1490-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	27 August 1576
Location of birth/death	Pieve di Cadore	Venice
Work location	Venice (1498), Ferrara, Mantua, Padua (1511), Milan (1540), Rome (1545–1546), Florence (1546), Augsburg (1548, 1550–1551), Constantinople (today Istanbul) (1555-1557)
Authority control	: Q47551 VIAF: 109266837 ISNI: 0000 0001 0787 9191 ULAN: 500031075 LCCN: n79074519 NLA: 36049955 WorldCat