Orlando Furioso
Preserved but no longer current.
Orlando's unrequited love for her drove him mad. The name was used also by Congreve for the principal character in Love for Love and by Farquhar m The Constant Couple and Sir Harry Wildair. Angelus, The (an' je lus). A Roman.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Orlando Furioso” mean?
Orlando's unrequited love for her drove him mad. The name was used also by Congreve for the principal character in Love for Love and by Farquhar m The Constant Couple and Sir Harry Wildair. Angelus, The (an' je lus). A Roman.
Is “Orlando Furioso” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.