Creation of the World

Tasso, Torquato; translated by Rivarossa, Dario; Nieri, Eva; Grassi, Tiziana

ISBN 10: 153498352X / ISBN 13: 9781534983526

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creation of the World
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 153498352X
• ISBN 13: 9781534983526
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Rivarossa, Dario; Nieri, Eva; Grassi, Tiziana
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 0.91W x 6H x 9D inches 0.91 inches width by 6 inches height by 9 inches depth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion-Spirituality

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Synopsis

Combining myth, philosophy, theology, science, astronomy, astrology, history, politics, geography, and exploration, Torquato Tasso's Creation of the World is a sweeping vision of the universe and our place in it. This new translation is a comprehensive line-by-line rendering in modern English, allowing readers to fully appreciate the subtle nuances of Tasso's exquisite poetry as well as the stunning expanse of his learning and understanding. Over fifty illustrations offer lively and diverse interpretations of the poem, contributing to a unique aesthetic experience that readers will happily enjoy and return to again and again.

Published by International Authors.

About the Author

Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) was an Italian poet known across Europe for his poem La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered, 1581). His late masterpiece Il Mondo Creato (Creation of the World, 1592, 1607) is an exposition of early-modern sensibility emerging from the turbulence of the late Counter-Reformation. Some scholars have suggested Tasso influenced John Milton, whose Paradise Lost reflects elements of Tasso’s style, themes, and genius.