L' Orlando furioso vs Marmion: Which Should You Read?

L' Orlando furioso Lodovico Ariosto · 1545 ★★★★☆ 3.9 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Demanding

An Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando Furioso…

Marmion Sir Walter Scott · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 295 pages · ≈ 5 h 28 m · Demanding

It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he…