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Tasso Torquato - The Liberation Of Jerusalem - Paperback
Tasso Torquato - The Liberation Of Jerusalem - Paperback
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Description: 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.
Title: The Liberation Of Jerusalem
Author(s): Tasso Torquato
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199535354
Pages: 496 Pages
Publication Date: 6/24/2009
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Crusades
Description: 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.
Title: The Liberation Of Jerusalem
Author(s): Tasso Torquato
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199535354
Pages: 496 Pages
Publication Date: 6/24/2009
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Crusades
