The Liberation of Jerusalem
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9780199535354
Publication date:
03/06/2009
Paperback
496 pages
196x129mm
Price: 1895.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199535354
Publication date:
03/06/2009
Paperback
496 pages
Torquato Tasso, Max Wickert, Mark Davie
The first translation since the 17th century which faithfully reflects the verse form of Tasso's Renaissance epic.,The Liberation of Jerusalem (Gerusalemme liberata) is an epic poem concerning the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099, combining war and military action with a love theme between Christian and pagan, in which the magic devices of romance play their part.,Hugely influential, the poem has been a source of inspiration to poets from Spenser and Milton to Goethe and Byron, composers from Monteverdi and Vivaldi to Handel, Haydn, Rossini, and Dvorak, and painters from Tintoretto to Delacroix.,Mark Davie's introduction sets Tasso's work in the context of the conflicting pressures on the poet in the troubled world of counter-Reformation Italy, its narrative framework and historical accuracy, its reception and influence.,Includes a Glossary of Proper Names and an Appendix on Tasso's Liberation of Jerusalem in Literature, Art, and Music.
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Torquato Tasso, Max Wickert, Mark Davie
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.
About the author
Torquato TassoTranslated by Max Wickert, Associate Professor Emeritus, State University at Buffalo, New York, and Introduction and Notes by Mark Davie, Lecturer in Italian, University of Exeter (retired)Torquato Tasso, Max Wickert, Mark Davie
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.
About the author
Torquato TassoTranslated by Max Wickert, Associate Professor Emeritus, State University at Buffalo, New York, and Introduction and Notes by Mark Davie, Lecturer in Italian, University of Exeter (retired)
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