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504 pages • first pub 1581 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780801863233
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 01 September 2000
Description
Late in the eleventh century the First Crusade culminated in the conquest of Jerusalem by Christian armies. Five centuries later, when Torquato Tasso began to search for a subject worthy of an epic, Jerusalem was governed by a sultan, Europe was i...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
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challenging 50%
tense 50%
dark 25%
Pace
slow 33%
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
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504 pages • first pub 1581 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780801863233
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 01 September 2000
Description
Late in the eleventh century the First Crusade culminated in the conquest of Jerusalem by Christian armies. Five centuries later, when Torquato Tasso began to search for a subject worthy of an epic, Jerusalem was governed by a sultan, Europe was i...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
tense 50%
dark 25%
Pace
slow 33%
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.