{"id":1400,"date":"2026-06-23T09:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverscilla.com\/?page_id=1400"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:38:49","slug":"torquato-tasso-gerusalemme-conquistata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverscilla.com\/en\/torquato-tasso-gerusalemme-conquistata\/","title":{"rendered":"Torquato Tasso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"translation-block\">Torquato Tasso (Sorrento, 11 March 1544 \u2013 Rome, 25 April 1595) was an Italian poet, writer and playwright,\nrecognized as one of the greatest authors of Italian literature; he worked at the Este court in Ferrara.<br>\nA tormented figure, he was a perfect representative of the complex period of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.\nEmblematic of this controversial age is the genesis of his most important work, as well as one of the masterpieces\nof Italian literature: Jerusalem Delivered (1581), an epic-heroic poem in ottava rima, dedicated to\nthe capture of Jerusalem by the Christians during the First Crusade (1096\u20131099).<br>\nThe work contributed decisively to shaping the image of the First Crusade in the collective imagination. The\nstory recounts the final year of the Crusaders\u2019 stay in the Holy Land and the final siege of the city of Jerusalem,\nwhich ends with the conquest of the Holy Sepulchre by Godfrey of Bouillon, appointed commander of the\nChristian forces.<br>\nThe literary genre belongs to the tradition of the chivalric epic poem of the 15th and 16th centuries. <br>The work\ncirculated within the circles of the Este court in Ferrara before publication and enjoyed great success, but it\nwas also the subject of severe criticism for its innovative elements and for the space devoted to the romantic\nidylls contained in the plot; these reactions, together with the cultural climate of the Counter-Reformation, led\nthe author to undertake a profound and troubled revision of the work.<br>\nJerusalem Conquered, published in 1593, constitutes the final result of this revision. Driven by the desire to\nbring the poem into conformity with the dictates and rigor of the Counter-Reformation, Tasso reworked the\npoem, softening the love scenes and elevating the religious and epic tone of the narrative: in it, the passionate\nelements are drastically reduced, raising the holy war to the dominant principle and inspiration of every event,\nthus giving the work an eminently spiritual and moral character.<br>\nWithin Jerusalem Delivered, Canto III plays a fundamental role in the epic construction: here Tasso shows the\nChristian army gathering, organizing itself, and preparing for the great undertaking.It is the moment when the\nmultitude becomes a people, and the people become an instrument of Providence. It is within this context that\nthe passage concerning Scilla is framed:<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><i>\u201cGolden helmets they bore, and golden mail,<br>\nand azure and white colours upon their arms.<br>\nNor did those of Cefal\u00f9 remain behind,<br>\nnor were those of Messina weary in war,<br>\nor those of Catania, where learning has its home,<br>\nor of Sperlinga, at last compassionate to the Franks,<br>\nor those who dwelt near Charybdis and Scylla,<br>\nor Etna, which still burns and flashes.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">In this canto, the figure of Godfrey of Bouillon clearly emerges, embodying the model of the Christian leader:\nnot an impetuous hero, but a just and balanced commander, guided by faith and reason.<br>\nAround him is assembled a multitude of warriors from different regions of the Christian world, testifying to\nhow every land offers warriors shaped by its own history and nature, whom Tasso presents through a solemn\nand extensive review typical of great epic poetry.<br>\nIt is precisely in this review that the poet mentions Sicily and its men, emphasizing how all take part in the enterprise\nwithout hesitation: from the men of Cefal\u00f9 and Messina, strong and tireless, to those of Catania, city\nof learning, and Sperlinga, remembered for its ancient compassion toward the Franks, while evoking powerful\nimages such as Mount Etna in flames and the strait dominated by the myths of Scylla and Charybdis.<br>\nThe presence of Scilla assumes a profoundly symbolic value: it is not merely a geographical reference, but an\nevocation of an ancient and dangerous world in which the sea represents instability, continual threat and the\nultimate trial.<br>\nThe warriors who live \u201cnear Scylla\u201d are men raised in contact with danger and with the untamed force of nature\nand, for this very reason, they appear hardened, strong and capable of facing war with courage. <br>Through\nScilla, Tasso performs a poetic operation of great significance: he recovers the pagan myth and inserts it into\nChristian epic, transforming it.<br>\nWhat in antiquity was a symbol of terror and destruction now becomes a disciplined force placed at the service\nof a sacred cause. <br>The classical world is not erased, but absorbed and redirected, just as the different peoples of the army are ordered\nunder a single command and a single purpose.\nCanto III, therefore, is not merely a descriptive moment, but an essential passage of the poem, for it shows the\nbirth of a collective harmony that precedes the battle.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Giuseppe Ribuffo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#78ba00;--button_border_color:#2038b2;--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-color4);--button_text_transform:none;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverscilla.com\/en\/charles-didier-litalia-pittoresca\/\"><i class=\"fa-angle-double-right fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Next page: 93. 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