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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOIARDO

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOIARDO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOIARDO

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Boiardo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOIARDO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boiardo

Matteo Maria Boiardo

Matteo Maria Boiardo was an Italian Renaissance poet. Boiardo was born at, or near, Scandiano; the son of Giovanni di Feltrino and Lucia Strozzi, he was of noble lineage, ranking as Count of Scandiano, with seignorial power over Arceto, Casalgrande, Gesso, and Torricella. Boiardo was an ideal example of a gifted and accomplished courtier, possessing at the same time a manly heart and deep humanistic learning. Italian translation of Herodotus' Histories by Count Matteo Maria Boiardo, published in Venice in 1502. Up to the year of his marriage to Taddea Gonzaga, the daughter of the Count of Novellara, he had received many marks of favour from Borso d'Este, duke of Ferrara, having been sent to meet Frederick III, and afterwards visiting Pope Paul II in the train of Borso. In 1473 he joined the retinue which escorted Eleonora of Aragon, the daughter of Ferdinand I, to meet her spouse, Ercole, at Ferrara. Five years later Boiardo was invested with the governorship of Reggio, an office which he filled with noted success till his death, except for a brief interval when he was governor of Modena.

Definition of Boiardo in the English dictionary

The definition of Boiardo in the dictionary is Matteo Maria, conte de Scandiano 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BOIARDO

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Synonyms and antonyms of Boiardo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOIARDO»

Discover the use of Boiardo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Boiardo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From ...
, Jo Ann Cavallo demonstrates an impressive mastery of the texts of three massively complex poets, a keen understanding of the social and intellectual constructs with which they worked, and an easy familiarity with the extensive critical ...
Jo Ann Cavallo, 2004
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The World Beyond Europe in the Romance Epics of Boiardo and ...
Comparing the narratological strategies used to depict non-European characters in these stories, Jo Ann Cavallo argues that Boiardo's cosmopolitan vision of humankind increasingly became replaced by Ariosto's crusading ideology, which ...
Jo Ann Cavallo, 2013
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Orlando in Love
Inventive, humorous, inexhaustible, the story recounts Orlando's love-stricken pursuit of "the fairest of her Sex, Angelica" (in Milton's terms) through a fairyland that combines the military valors of Charlemagne's knights and their famous ...
Matteo Maria Boiardo, 2004
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Language and Style in a Renaissance Epic: Berni's ...
This book reproduces, with slight alterations, the first half of a doctoral thesis presented to the University of Cambridge in 1978.
H. F. Woodhouse, Francesco Berni, 1982
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Ariosto and Boiardo: The Origins of "Orlando Furioso"
This comparative study of Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato and Ariosto's Furioso reinterprets the relationship between these works, on a more comprehensive scale than has previously been attempted.
Peter V. Marinelli, 1987
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Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato: An Ethics of Desire
Jo Ann Cavallo challenges the traditional tendency to view the Orlando Innamorato as "pure entertainment" and argues instead that the poem embodies the principal elements of fifteenth-century Humanist poets.
Jo Ann Cavallo, 1993
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In the Godfather Garden: The Long Life and Times of Richie ...
In the Godfather Garden is the true story of the life of Richie “the Boot” Boiardo, one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld.
Richard Linnett, 2013
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History and Warfare in Renaissance Epic
recto; trans. Boiardo, 221), the list of offerings sent to various temples by Croesus, which would be a footnote in a modern history. Since Valla drops the list, it does not appear in Boiardo. Valla also eliminates Dei- oces's rise to power (96-100; ...
Michael Murrin, 1994
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The Orlando Innamorato
Matteo Maria Boiardo, Francesco Berni. INTRODUCTION. It is many years since I first entertained a vague idea of translating the Orlando Furioso* and circumstances of little importance to the reader, led me more recently to undertake it in ...
Matteo Maria Boiardo, Francesco Berni, 1823
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Notorious New Jersey: 100 True Tales of Murders and ...
Like the fictional godfather, Boiardo was Sicilian-born, built a bootlegging empire in America, and formed partnerships with powerful politicians. He settled in Newark at age nineteen. After Prohibition, he quit his job driving a milk truck in favor ...
Jon Blackwell, 2007

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Glimpse of History: A real-life Sopranos wedding in Newark
NEWARK — Catherine and Anthony "Tony Boy" Boiardo walk down the aisle at St. Lucy's Church, Newark, following their nuptials on April 30, ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
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Letter: Thanks to many who helped save my life
UCPD, paramedics, Dr. Jurado, Dr. Boiardo, nurses and staff of HUMC. You all make a difference every day; you saved my life. God bless. «NJ.com, Jun 15»
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MAKOplasty® Enables a New Level of Accuracy and Reproducibility; Richard A. Boiardo, MD, Joint Replacement Pioneer, to Lead Initiative. «PR Web, Aug 14»
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Tommy John surgery: Since last season, 20 pitchers have had the …
Richard Boiardo, who studied under Jobe, and has performed roughly 50 Tommy John surgeries, said pitchers are more likely to choose the ... «The Star-Ledger, Apr 14»
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FBI suspected iconic 1964 Ali-Liston fight was rigged by mob
Tourine, also known as “Charlie the Blade,” was a member of the Boiardo New Jersey gang affiliated with the Genovese family. «Washington Times, Feb 14»
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New Book Profiles Livingston Mafia Boss, Garden Lover, Sopranos …
Boiardo, who died in 1984 at 95, is the subject of a new book by Richard Linnett, a former resident of Roseland, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge, ... «Baristanet, Jun 13»
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Decline of Jersey mob mirrors storyline from TV's 'Sopranos'
... Tony Soprano — reported to be patterned after real-life Genovese capo Ruggiero “Richie the Boot” Boiardo — reflect the state's experience. «NorthJersey.com, Jun 13»
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James Gandolfini, Tony Soprano Dies In Motherland Italy, His Life …
Inspiration for the mafia element and setting was taken from New Jersey mob families Boiardo family whose history and influence became the ... «Guardian Express, Jun 13»
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Isabella d'Este, regina di diplomazia
... Matteo Maria Boiardo, Niccolò Lelio Cosmico, la cui opera volle raccogliere interamente, e Ludovico Ariosto. Nel maggio 1516 Ariosto le consegnò una copia ... «TOTALITA'.IT, May 13»
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Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
... of course, mere multiplication of the marvellous either for comic effect (as in Baron Munchausen and sometimes in Ariosto and Boiardo) or for ... «Patheos, May 13»

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