Supposes

The Italian Renaissance writer Ludovico Ariosto is most famous for his verse epic Orlando Furioso . However, he also wrote plays, including the highly influential comedy I Suppositi , notable for a 1566 English translation by George Gascoygne called Supposes . Ariosto's first comedy, La Cassaria ( The Coffer ), premiered in 1508 at the court of Cardinal Ippolito in Ferrara. It was a hit, and the…