Jerusalem Delivered
Title | Jerusalem Delivered PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 700 |
Release | 1987-01-04 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0814337562 |
Annotations and a glossary clarify the numerous historical, geographical, and mythological references.
The Liberation of Jerusalem
Title | The Liberation of Jerusalem PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 2009-02-12 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 0191567582 |
'The bitter tragedy of human life— horrors of death, attack, retreat, advance, and the great game of Destiny and Chance. ' In The Liberation of Jerusalem (Gerusalemme liberata, 1581), Torquato Tasso set out to write an epic to rival the Iliad and the Aeneid. Unlike his predecessors, he took his subject not from myth but from history: the Christian capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. The siege of the city is played out alongside a magical romance of love and sacrifice, in which the Christian knight Rinaldo succumbs to the charms of the pagan sorceress Armida, and the warrior maiden Clorinda inspires a fatal passion in the Christian Tancred. Tasso's masterpiece left its mark on writers from Spenser and Milton to Goethe and Byron, and inspired countless painters and composers. This is the first English translation in modern times that faithfully reflects both the sense and the verse form of the original. Max Wickert's fine rendering is introduced by Mark Davie, who places Tasso's poem in the context of his life and times and points to the qualities that have ensured its lasting impact on Western culture. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Jerusalem Delivered
Title | Jerusalem Delivered PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 508 |
Release | 2000-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780801863233 |
Tasso's masterpiece finally emerges as an English masterpiece.
The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso
Title | The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | |
Pages | 578 |
Release | 1854 |
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The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso. Translated ... by J. H. Wiffen. Third Edition
Title | The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso. Translated ... by J. H. Wiffen. Third Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1830 |
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The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso
Title | The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | |
Pages | 664 |
Release | 1868 |
Genre | |
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“The” Jerusalem Delivered “of Torquato Tasso”
Title | “The” Jerusalem Delivered “of Torquato Tasso” PDF eBook |
Author | Torquato Tasso |
Publisher | |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1865 |
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