"In this book, Love emerges from confusion even as, in the description of the ancient poets, he sprang from the womb of Chaos. And although it is many years old, and of an earlier date than all my others, it is eminently youthful in appearance and hopes to please like a thing newmade." - Torquato Tasso Torquato Tasso (1544-95), the renowned author of the epic, "Gerusalemme liberata," and of the pastoral drama, "Aminta" (Italica Press, 2000), was also a great and prolific lyric poet. When he was still in his teens, he fell in love with Lucrezia Bendidio, a noted beauty and singer at the court...
"In this book, Love emerges from confusion even as, in the description of the ancient poets, he sprang from the womb of Chaos. And although it is many...
Torquato Tasso, at the age of eighteen, composed his first epic poem, “Rinaldo.” It combines romantic epic — a form popularized by Italian masters like Boiardo and Ariosto — with classical influences from Virgil and Aristotle. Despite Tasso’s youth, his “Rinaldo” was a remarkably original achievement in terms of style, organization and plot. Tasso’s story-telling abilities are clear as he manages to shape an enormous array of characters, geographical backdrops, uncanny events and mysterious devices into an impressively...
Torquato Tasso, at the age of eighteen, composed his first epic poem, “Rinaldo.” It combines romantic epic — a form popu...
