# Torquato Tasso

_Ein Schauspiel_

By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

"Torquato Tasso" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a theatrical work written between 1786 and 1790. The play follows the Renaissance court poet Torquato Tasso as he struggles with inner turmoil while serving Duke Alfonso II d'Este. Amid a secret relationship with the Duke's sister Eleonora and mounting psychological distress, Tasso faces the painful contradiction of being a creative artist dependent on noble patrons he considers mediocre. His deteriorating mental state threatens everything he has built at court. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: German
- Subjects: Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595 -- Drama

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