Torquato Tasso

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Torquato Tasso is a verse drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that portrays the inner conflicts and tragic fate of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso at the court of Ferrara.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
stage play
verse drama
author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
basedOn Torquato Tasso (Italian poet)
linked to: Torquato Tasso
completedIn 1790
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts inner conflicts of Torquato Tasso
tragic fate of Torquato Tasso
firstPublishedIn 1790
form blank verse
genre Weimar Classicism
tragedy
hasAdaptation stage productions in German theatres
hasCharacter Alfonso II d’Este
linked to: Alfonso II d'Este

Antonio Montecatino
Countess Leonore von Sanvitale
Princess Leonore d’Este
Torquato Tasso
influencedBy Italian Renaissance courts
life of Torquato Tasso
language German
literaryForm dramatic poem
literaryMovement Weimar Classicism
literaryPeriod 18th century literature
mainCharacter Torquato Tasso
notableFor exploration of conflict between art and politics
psychological characterization of a poet
partOf Goethe’s dramatic works
periodOfComposition 1780s
setting Ferrara
court of Ferrara
linked to: Ferrara
theme art and society
courtly life
inner conflict
madness
the role of the poet
title Torquato Tasso

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe notableWork Torquato Tasso
Sir Walter Scott influencedBy Torquato Tasso
Armide basedOnAuthor Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso (Goethe play) title Torquato Tasso
subject linked to: Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso (Goethe play) hasCharacter Torquato Tasso
subject linked to: Torquato Tasso