Epic poem · 1824

Jerusalem Delivered

Translated into English Spenserian Verse by J. H. Wiffen

by Torquato Tasso

Translated by J. H. Wiffen (1824–25)

Tasso's epic of the First Crusade and the siege of Jerusalem under Godfrey of Bouillon, in twenty books, in J. H. Wiffen's English version in nine-line Spenserian stanzas (1824–25).

Contents · 20 parts

• Book Iabout 810 lines
• Book IIabout 870 lines
• Book IIIabout 680 lines
• Book IVabout 860 lines
• Book Vabout 830 lines
• Book VIabout 1030 lines
• Book VIIabout 1100 lines
• Book VIIIabout 770 lines
• Book IXabout 890 lines
• Book Xabout 700 lines
• Book XIabout 770 lines
• Book XIIabout 950 lines
• Book XIIIabout 720 lines
• Book XIVabout 710 lines
• Book XVabout 590 lines
• Book XVIabout 670 lines
• Book XVIIabout 870 lines
• Book XVIIIabout 950 lines
• Book XIXabout 1170 lines
• Book XXabout 1300 lines

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