Torquato Tasso (Critical Survey of Drama)
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Torquato Tasso’s significant literary output reflects the eclectic interests of the Renaissance intellectual and includes poetry, drama, theoretical works, dialogues, and religious compositions. His lifelong love and greatest involvement was with the epic, and he sought to given modern expression to the ancient form, from Rinaldo (1562; English translation, 1792) to Gerusalemme conquistata (1593; Jerusalem Conquered, 1907). Tasso appeared destined for this artistic preference. His lengthy stay at the court of Ferrara, the Italian home...
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