ABSTRACT The following article explores the use of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso as a representation of the nineteenth-century Romantic hero. For many Romantic artists, Tasso was at once a historic figure worthy of admiration, and a mirror with which to examine the struggle and triumph of the artist – over himself, his fellow, and his milieu. I argue that Tasso is another iteration of the Romantic hero, and examine works by Goethe, Shelley, and Byron to explore in greater depth why the Italian poet was such an appealing type for these writers.

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心灵是它自己的地方：Torquato Tasso 和浪漫英雄主义

摘要 以下文章探讨了使用意大利诗人托尔夸托·塔索 (Torquato Tasso) 作为 19 世纪浪漫主义英雄的代表。对于许多浪漫主义艺术家来说，塔索既是一位值得钦佩的历史人物，也是一面镜子，用来审视艺术家对自己、他的同伴和他的环境的斗争和胜利。我认为塔索是浪漫主义英雄的又一次迭代，并检查歌德、雪莱和拜伦的作品，以更深入地探索为什么这位意大利诗人对这些作家如此有吸引力。