Ralph Nash, in his approach to Gerusalemme Liberata, concluded that a close, fluent translation in prose of Tasso's epic would offer the most successful rendering of this important chivalric romance. In addition to conveying the imagery more accurately, a prose translation avoids deforming or modifying the text by forcing it into a poetic format. As a result, Nash has given the general reader and the student a fluent, accurate English version of Tasso's great narrative of the first crusade.
Nash's introduction aids the reader in understanding the place of the poem in the corpus of Renaissance literature. Annotations and a glossary clarify the numerous historical, geographical, and mythological references.
- ISBN10 0365820695
- ISBN13 9780365820697
- Publish Date 4 May 2018 (first published 1 June 1987)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Forgotten Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 510
- Language English