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ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: ORLANDO FURIOSO (1532)

Welcome to the third installment of a new feature here at Balladeer’s Blog. This segment will feature some forgotten early ventures into the form of story- telling that we now call science fiction.  ”Ancient” is being said with poetic license in some cases, such as with this week’s subject – Orlando Furioso, written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1532.

ORLANDO FURIOSO – Only part of Ariosto’s satirical epic falls under the category of Ancient Science Fiction, so that’s the only part I’ll deal with. The hero Orlando has Continue reading

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