The protection of the Furioso: Ariosto and the Italian privileges system

First best seller of Italian literature, the Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto was printed at Ferrara in three editions under the same author’s superintendence (1516, 1521, 1532). The poet showed great resourcefulness in organizing the whole operation by himself: he purchased the paper, took charg...

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Main Author: Erika Squassina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2017-06-01
Series:Bibliothecae.it
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Online Access:https://bibliothecae.unibo.it/article/view/7024