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A 10 page paper which examines the Italian poet and specifically considers how women are portrayed in his masterpiece, “Gerusalemme Liberata.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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reflect the patriarchal culture and attitudes that persisted throughout the sixteenth century (Quint 45). Tasso lived all of his brief, brilliant and anguished life in Italy. Born in
Sorrento to Porzia de Rossi and Bernardo Tasso, it seemed as if his literary career had been preordained (Tusiani 568). The elder Tasso was, himself, a respected poet, whose
works include Amadigi di Gaula and Floridant (Tusiani 568). Religion had long been a part of Tassos life, and he was educated at a Jesuit school in Naples (Tusiani
568). Although his father wanted him to study law in Padua, the willful Tasso was determined to embark on his own course "to abandon jurisprudence for philosophy and eloquence"
(Tusiani 568). His first book of prose, Rinaldo, a collection of twelve cantos, was published in 1562, "clearly showed his mastery of the hendecasyllabic line... as well as his
fondness for themes of epic complexities" (Tusiani 568). After serving a seven-year-apprenticeship with Cardinal Luigi dEste, Tasso became the official poet of the court of Ferrara, and his patron was
Duke Alphonso II (Tusiani 568-569). Tasso soon gained a reputation for being highly ambitious and hard-working poet who would jeopardize his physical and emotional well being for the sake
of his art. His erratic behavior became increasingly evident around 1575 when Tasso was putting the finishing touches on his epic masterpiece, "Gerusalemme Liberata" (Jerusalem Delivered) (Quint 45).
This also marked the beginning of the rapprochement between Tasso and his patron, and although its origins remain unclear, it was rumored that Tasso and Leonora, the Dukes sister, had
become lovers (Tusiani 569). Whatever reason, Tasso took leave of Ferrara to visit his sister but foolishly left his manuscript behind (Quint 45). When the Duke refused to
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