TASSONI, ALESSANDRO. La secchia rapita di Alessandro Tassoni. Edizione corretta. Venezia, par Andrea Santini e Figlio, 1817. 12mo. Engr. front.+ 2-239 pp. Contemporary half calf withblind- and gilt ornated spine with gilt initials M. R. at foot, marbled boards and sprinkled edges. Corners worn. ¶ Alessandro Tassoni (1565-1635), Italian author. This, his most famous work, was originally published in 1622 and is a satire about a 14th-century feud between Bologna and Modena, at the same time a parody on learned epic literature.
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