Jerusalem delivered : an English prose version / Torquato Tasso ; translated and edited by Ralph Nash.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595.

Contributor:

Nash, Ralph, 1925-

Standardized Title:

Gerusalemme liberata. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Italian--Translations into English.

Epic poetry, Italian.

Crusades--First, 1096-1099--Poetry.

Crusades.

Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244--Poetry.

Jerusalem.

Godfrey, of Bouillon, approximately 1060-1100--Poetry.

Godfrey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 511 pages) : 1 illustration

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ralph Nash, in his approach to Gerusalemme Liberata, concluded that a close, fluent translation in prose of Tasso's epic would offer the most successful rendering of this important chivalric romance.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Chronology of the Life of Tasso

Introduction

Jerusalem Delivered

THE ARGUMENT OF THE POEM

Canto One

THE ARGUMENT

CANTO ONE

Canto Two

CANTO TWO

Canto Three

CANTO THREE

Canto Four

CANTO FOUR

Canto Five

CANTO FIVE

Canto Six

CANTO SIX

Canto Seven

CANTO SEVEN

Canto Eight

CANTO EIGHT

Canto Nine

CANTO NINE

Canto Ten

CANTO TEN

Canto Eleven

CANTO ELEVEN

Canto Twelve

CANTO TWELVE

Canto Thirteen

CANTO THIRTEEN

Canto Fourteen

CANTO FOURTEEN

Canto Fifteen

CANTO FIFTEEN

Canto Sixteen

CANTO SIXTEEN

Canto Seventeen

CANTO SEVENTEEN

Canto Eighteen

CANTO EIGHTEEN

Canto Nineteen

CANTO NINETEEN

Canto Twenty

CANTO TWENTY

The Allegory of the Poem

Glossary of Names and Places

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

X

Z

Bibliography of Books Cited

Index of Characters in the Poem

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Translation of: Gerusalemme liberata.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814337561

0814337562

OCLC:

777595271