The Epic Rhetoric of Tasso

The Epic Rhetoric of Tasso
Author: Maggie Gunsberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2017-12-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 135119917X

"Maggie Gunsberg examines the ""poetica"" and ""poesia"" of Tasso in the context of the historical and cultural climate in which he lived. His epic theory is explored from the point of view of three rhetorical faculties current in 16th-century poetics: ""inventio"", ""dispositio"" and ""elocutio"". His discussion of ""dispositio"" reveals a fascinating similarity with ideas on art expressed by the Russian Formalists in the 1920s, a coincidence that can be attributed to the lasting influence of Aristotelian writings on plot. In her textual analysis of ""Gerusalemme liberata"", Dr. Gunsberg uses modern methodologies drawing on Freud, Lacan and the ideology of body language to develop new ways of reading the epic text. The two parts of this study, dealing with Tasso's theory and practice respectively, offer complementary aproaches that together illuminate his epic contribution."

Rinaldo

Rinaldo
Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher:
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2017
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781599103587

"A dual language, facing-page, English-Italian edition of Torquato Tasso's early epic romance from the Italian Renaissance, with preface, introduction, plot summary, chronology of Tasso's life, glossary, bibliography, index and notes"--

Tasso and Milton

Tasso and Milton
Author: Judith A. Kates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1983
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

When the Christian poets of the Renaissance turned toward the poetic works of Classical antiquity, the greatest achievements that they encountered were the epics of Virgil and Homer. But in their desire to emulate the ancient masters they confronted the problem of creating a recognizable epic narrative. Focusing on Tasso's La Gerusalemme liberata and on Milton's better-known Paradise Lost, Professor Kates subtly analyzes the manner in which these works resolve the conflict of pagan and Christian values.

The Quest for Epic

The Quest for Epic
Author: Sergio Zatti
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0802093736

An original and challenging work, The Quest for Epic documents the development of Italian narrative from the chivalric romance at the end of the fifteenth century to the genre of epic in the sixteenth century.

Tasso's Jerusalem

Tasso's Jerusalem
Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781354552742

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Renaissance Transactions

Renaissance Transactions
Author: Valeria Finucci
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780822322955

Edited collection discusses the first historically important debate on what constitutes modern literature, which focused on two 16th century works: ORLANDO FURIOSO and GERUSALEMME LIBERATA.

Love Poems for Lucrezia Bendidio

Love Poems for Lucrezia Bendidio
Author: Torquato Tasso
Publisher:
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781599102627

"Presents Tasso's 120 love poems for Lucrezia Bendidio for first time in English with verse translations and original Italian on facing pages. Introduction outlines the poems' arrangements and analyzes key themes. Includes detailed notes by both Tasso and Wickert, plus bibliography and indexes"--Provided by publisher.