Alessandro Tassoni
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Alessandro Tassoni was an Italian poet and writer, from Modena, best known as the author of the mock-heroic poem La secchia rapita.
Portret van schrijver en dichter Alessandro Tassoni Portretten van beroemde Italianen in ovalen, RP P 1909 4747
Alessandro Tassoni monument, below the Ghirlandina
The Stolen Bucket, inside the Ghirlandina Tower
La secchia rapita
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La Secchia Rapita is a mock-heroic epic poem by Alessandro Tassoni, first published in 1622. Later successful mock-heroic works in French and English were written on the same plan.
Alessandro Tassoni
…Alessandro Tassoni (28 September 1565 – 25 April 1635) was an Italian poet and writer, from Modena, best known as the author of the mock-heroic poem La secchia rapita (The Rape of the Bucket, literally The stolen bucket). He was born in Modena, to a noble family, from Bernardino Tassoni and Sigismonda Pellicciari…
Cover of the second edition of La Secchia rapita by Tassoni, published at Ronciglione in 1624