Torquato Tasso A depiction of Tasso from a German encyclopedia, 1905. Note the laurel crown. Born (1544-03-11)11 March 1544 Sorrento, Kingdom of Naples Died 25 April 1595(1595-04-25) (aged 51) Rome, Papal States Occupation Poet Genre Epic poetry, lyric poetry Torquato Tasso (Italian: [torˈkwaːto ˈtasso]; 11 March 1544 – 25 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem...
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Torquato Tasso A depiction of Tasso from a German encyclopedia, 1905. Note the laurel crown. Born (1544-03-11)11 March 1544 Sorrento, Kingdom of Naples Died 25 April 1595(1595-04-25) (aged 51) Rome, Papal States Occupation Poet Genre Epic poetry, lyric poetry Torquato Tasso (Italian: [torˈkwaːto ˈtasso]; 11 March 1544 – 25 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem...