Olindo And Sophronia

A Tragedy (1758)

von Torquato Tasso, Abraham Portal

202 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Olindo and Sophronia is a tragedy written by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso in 1579 and translated into English by John Hoole in 1758. The play is set in medieval Jerusalem during the First Crusade and tells the story of two young lovers, Olindo and Sophronia, who are caught in the middle of a war between Christians and Muslims. The couple's love is put to the test as they face imprisonment, torture, and death at the hands of their enemies. The play explores themes of love, sacrifice, and religious conflict, and is considered a masterpiece of Italian literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher
• ISBN: 9781120014924
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.08.2009
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC