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''L'Amadigi'' is an incomplete
epic poem In poetry, an epic is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. With regard to ...
written in Italian by Bernardo Tasso and first published in 1560. It was inspired by the ''
Amadís de Gaula (in English ''Amadis of Gaul'') (, ) (, ) is an Iberian Peninsula, Iberian landmark work among the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese chivalric romances which were in vogue in the 16th century, although its first v ...
'' of
Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (; – 1505) was a Castilian people, Castilian author who arranged the modern version of the chivalric romance ''Amadís de Gaula'', originally written in three books in the 14th century by an unknown author. Montalv ...
. The work was completed by Bernardo's son Torquato and published as ''Floridante'' (sometimes misspelt as ''Florindante'') in 1587.


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L'Amadigi
* Italian Wikipedia page 1560 books Renaissance literature Epic poems in Italian Italian poems Works by Torquato Tasso {{poem-stub