Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814337562
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Annotations and a glossary clarify the numerous historical, geographical, and mythological references.
Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801877008
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 791
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Late in the eleventh century the First Crusade culminated in the conquest of Jerusalem by Christian armies. Five centuries later, when Torquato Tasso began to search for a subject worthy of an epic, Jerusalem was governed by a sultan, Europe was in the crisis of religious division, and the Crusades were a nostalgic memory. Tasso turned to the First Crusade both as a subject that would test his poetic ambition and as a reflection on the quandaries of his own time. He sought to create a masterpiece that would deserve comparison with the great epics of the past. Gerusalemme liberata became one of the most widely read and cherished books of the Renaissance. First published in 1581, it was translated into English by Edward Fairfax in 1600. That translation has been the standard, even though Fairfax was only a good, not a great, poet. Fairfax tried to fit Tasso's verse into Spenserian stanzas, adding to and subtracting from the original and often changing Tasso's meaning. Anthony Esolen's new translation captures the delight of Tasso's descriptions, the different voices of its cast of characters, the shadings between glory and tragedy—and it does all this in an English as powerful and clear as Tasso's Italian. Tasso's masterpiece finally emerges as an English masterpiece.
Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher:
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Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191567582
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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'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.
Author: Torquato Tasso
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Author: Torquato Tasso
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Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Author: Alan Moore
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631491350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1954
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New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal Winner of the Audie Award The New York Times bestseller from the author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta finally appears in a one-volume paperback. Begging comparisons to Tolstoy and Joyce, this “magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic” (Guardian) by Alan Moore—the genre-defying, “groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation” (NPR)—takes its place among the most notable works of contemporary English literature. In decaying Northampton, eternity loiters between housing projects. Among saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts, a timeline unravels: second-century fiends wait in urine-scented stairwells, delinquent specters undermine a century with tunnels, and in upstairs parlors, laborers with golden blood reduce fate to a snooker tournament. Through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts singing hymns of wealth and poverty. They celebrate the English language, challenge mortality post-Einstein, and insist upon their slum as Blake’s eternal holy city in “Moore’s apotheosis, a fourth-dimensional symphony” (Entertainment Weekly). This “brilliant . . . monumentally ambitious” tale from the gutter is “a massive literary achievement for our time—and maybe for all times simultaneously” (Washington Post).
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Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786562006
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 4252
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Torquato Tasso’s masterpiece ‘Jerusalem Delivered’ is a heroic epic poem in ottava rima, composed while the poet was incarcerated in the asylum of Santa Anna. First published in 1581, it remains one of the greatest achievements of the Italian Renaissance. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Tasso’s complete epic poem, with multiple translations, the original Italian text, beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tasso's life and ‘Jerusalem Delivered’ * Concise introduction to the epic poem * 3 translations of ‘Jerusalem Delivered’ — including the first English translation by Carew, available in no other collection. * Also features Fairfax’s seminal translation and the more recent John Kingston James translation, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Images of how the epic was first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original text * Excellent formatting of the epic poem * Easily locate the cantos you want to read * Provides a special dual Italian and English text, allowing readers to compare the poem, stanza by stanza, between the original text and both Fairfax and James’ translation – ideal for students * Features Leigh Hunt’s biography - discover Tasso's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Epic Poem JERUSALEM DELIVERED SIR RICHARD CAREW 1595 TRANSLATION EDWARD FAIRFAX 1600 TRANSLATION JOHN KINGSTON JAMES 1865 TRANSLATION The Italian Text CONTENTS OF THE ITALIAN TEXT The Dual Text THE DUAL ITALIAN AND ENGLISH TEXTS The Biography TASSO’S LIFE AND GENIUS by Leigh Hunt Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set
