Saracens and Turks in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso: Sheer Imagination or Allusions to Reality?

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Saracens and Turks in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso : Sheer Imagination or Allusions to Reality? / Lausten, Pia Schwarz.

In: Nordic Journal of Renaissance Studies , Vol. 16, 2019, p. 97-126.

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Lausten, PS 2019, 'Saracens and Turks in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso: Sheer Imagination or Allusions to Reality?', Nordic Journal of Renaissance Studies , vol. 16, pp. 97-126. <https://www.njrs.dk/16_2019/04_lausten_ariosto.pdf>

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Lausten, P. S. (2019). Saracens and Turks in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso: Sheer Imagination or Allusions to Reality? Nordic Journal of Renaissance Studies , 16, 97-126. https://www.njrs.dk/16_2019/04_lausten_ariosto.pdf

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Lausten PS. Saracens and Turks in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso: Sheer Imagination or Allusions to Reality? Nordic Journal of Renaissance Studies . 2019;16:97-126.

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Lausten, Pia Schwarz. / Saracens and Turks in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso : Sheer Imagination or Allusions to Reality?. In: Nordic Journal of Renaissance Studies . 2019 ; Vol. 16. pp. 97-126.

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