An edition of The liberation of Jerusalem (Gerusalemme liberata) (2009)

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An edition of The liberation of Jerusalem (Gerusalemme liberata) (2009)

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"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 a longside 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."--Jacket.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
454

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Subjects

Poetry, Italian Epic poetry, Translations into English, History, Crusades, Crusades, First, 1096-1099, Godfrey, of bouillon, approximately 1060-1100, Epic poetry, Jerusalem, history, latin kingdom, 1099-1244

People

Godfrey of Bouillon (ca. 1060-1100)

Places

Jerusalem

Times

Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244, First, 1096-1099
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2009, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Series
Oxford world's classics
Genre
Poetry., Translations into English.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
851/.4
Library of Congress
PQ4642.E21 W53 2009, PQ4642.E21W53 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
454

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22515374M
ISBN 13
9780199535354
LCCN
2008039121
OCLC/WorldCat
243546110
LibraryThing
51613
Goodreads
4243984

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Work ID
OL502893W

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