Providence, Irony, and Magic
Tobias Gregory
Abstract This chapter deals with Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. does not abandon divine action of the characteristically epic type, though it infuses both irony and anxiety. There is also plenty providentialism in Furioso. The military plot Furioso Christian-Saracen conflict Carolingian literary tradition. Ariosto wrote Cinque canti, first printed as an appendix to 1545. canti shifts Furioso's balance romantic supernatural elements direction epic. In Furioso, Ariosto's view providence playful optimistic when writing legendary past, anguished uncertain he turns toward historical present. sets story a past that bears closer resemblance present, its supreme deity God but Demogorgon.
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