Matteo Maria Boiardo

Italian Renaissance poet (1440–1494)

Matteo Maria Boiardo (US: boy-AR-doh, boh-YAR-doh, Italian: [matˈtɛːo maˈriːa boˈjardo]; 1440 – 19/20 December 1494) was an Italian Renaissance poet, best known for his epic poem Orlando innamorato.

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