Which author wrote the epic poem Gerusalemme liberata?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Torquato Tasso, in the late sixteenth century
- Step 1: The poem tells of the First Crusade and the siege of Jerusalem under Godfrey of Bouillon. Step 2. Tasso, working at the Ferrara court, published it in 1581 after a pirated edition. Answer: Torquato Tasso. Why not the others: Ariosto wrote the Orlando furioso, Boiardo wrote the Orlando innamorato and Marino was a Baroque poet.
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