Jerusalem Delivered
Preserved but no longer current.
An Italian epic poem in twenty books, by Torquato Tasso (1 544-95). It was published in 1581, and was translated into English by Edward Fairfax in 1600. It tells the story of the First Crusade and the capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon, 1099.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Jerusalem Delivered” mean?
An Italian epic poem in twenty books, by Torquato Tasso (1 544-95). It was published in 1581, and was translated into English by Edward Fairfax in 1600. It tells the story of the First Crusade and the capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon, 1099.
Is “Jerusalem Delivered” formal or informal?
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