Rinaldo a poem; in XII. books: translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso. By John Hoole
TASSO, Torquato
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From Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 July 2015
About this Item
xix, [1], 326pp, [14]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and one engraved plate. Contemporary speckled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, some loss to head of spine, lettering-piece detached. Armorial bookplate of E. H. Greenly to FEP, ink inscription of 'Amelia Bosworth' to head of title, offsetting from both plates, tear to rear blank fly leaf. Torquato Tasso (1544-1595), Italian vernacular poet ranking amongst Dante, Petrach and Ariosto in that nations literary canon. Famed for his work 1581 work Gerusalemme Liberata, an epic with Godfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade, as its hero, Tasso thrived on court life in Ferrera. He was variously diagnosed with melancholy and madness during his life, and spent several periods of time in mental institutions; he is now considered to have suffered from schizophrenia. ESTC T133780. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # AQ13221
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Title: Rinaldo a poem; in XII. books: translated ...
Publisher: Printed for J. Dodsley, London
Publication Date: 1792
Binding: Hardcover
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