Alessandro Tassoni

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Alessandro Tassoni: Facts & Related Content

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Born	September 28, 1565 • Modena • Italy
Died	April 25, 1635 (aged 69) • Modena • Italy • (Anniversary in 4 days)
Notable Works	“Considerazioni sopra le rime del Petrarca” • “Dieci libri di pensieri diversi di Alessandro Tassoni” • “The Rape of the Bucket”
Subjects Of Study	poetry • Petrarch

Gasparo, Count Gozzi

Italian author

Vincenzo Cardarelli

Italian author

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

Italian poet and scholar

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Poliziano

Italian poet and humanist

Leopardi, Giacomo

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet and philosopher

Cesare Pavese

Italian author

Eugenio Montale

Eugenio Montale

Italian author

Pietro Aretino

Italian author

Quasimodo

Salvatore Quasimodo

Italian poet

Riccardo Bacchelli

Italian author

Carducci, Giosuè

Giosuè Carducci

Italian poet

Parini, Giuseppe

Giuseppe Parini

Italian author

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Leonardo Sciascia

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Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli

Italian poet

Mario Luzi

Italian poet and literary critic

Massimo Bontempelli

Italian poet

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Giuseppe Giusti

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Giovanni Battista Casti

Italian poet

Papini, Giovanni

Giovanni Papini

Italian author

Umberto Saba

Italian author

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