1624 ENGLISH Jerusalem Delivered Tasso CRUSADES Godfrey of Bouillon Edw Fairfax

1624 ENGLISH Jerusalem Delivered Tasso CRUSADES Godfrey of Bouillon Edw Fairfax

 

“All he regarded; but in Syria most,

He mark’d the leaders of the Christian host:

That eye, whose penetrating glances dart

To each deep secret of the human heart”

– Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered, canto I

 

Originally written in 1575, Torquato Tasso’s famous “Jerusalem Delivered” tells a mythical story of the First Crusade complete with Christian Knights battling Muslim warriors. This rare 1624 English edition was translated by Edward Fairfax, published in London, and published with the title ‘Godfrey of Boulogne’ named after the 11^th-century French crusader and title central figure of Tasso’s tale.

 

Item number: #21018

Price: $750

 

TASSO, Torquato

 

Godfrey of Boulogne: or The recouerie of Ierusalem

 

London: Printed by Iohn Bill, printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiesty, 1624.

 

Details:

• Collation:
  • [20], 392
  • Wanting p. 169-180
• References: STC 23699
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.25in X 6.5in (23.5cm x 16.5cm)

 

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