Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
He was the son of Eudes (Otho) and Emma (sister of Robert Guiscard); Bcemond or Bohemond was his cousin. In the epic he was the greatest of all the Christian warriors except Rinaldo.
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 “Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered” mean?
He was the son of Eudes (Otho) and Emma (sister of Robert Guiscard); Bcemond or Bohemond was his cousin. In the epic he was the greatest of all the Christian warriors except Rinaldo.
Is “Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.