Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso (Delphi Classics)

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics, Delphi Classics
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics ISBN: 9781786562005
Publisher: Delphi Classics Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
ISBN: 9781786562005
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English

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

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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

More books from Delphi Classics

Cover of the book Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Collected Works of John Galsworthy (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Delphi Complete Works of Plautus (Illustrated) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Delphi Collected Works of Ouida (Illustrated) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Complete Paintings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book The Great God Pan, and the Inmost Light by Arthur Machen - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Netochka Nezvanova by Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book The Insulted and Humiliated by Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Werke von Arthur Conan Doyle - Komplette Sherlock Holmes by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Complete Works of One Thousand and One Nights (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Delphi Collected Works of Desiderius Erasmus (Illustrated) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Complete Novels of Algernon Blackwood (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
Cover of the book Complete Peter Rabbit Books by Beatrix Potter (Delphi Classics) by Torquato Tasso, Delphi Classics
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy