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Pietro Aretino, an Italian Renaissance author and satirist, was born on April 20, 1492, and died on October 21, 1556. Known for his sharp satire and exposure of social darkness, Aretino's works have had a profound impact on literature.

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“Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.”

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Book:The works

Source: The works

“I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.”

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“And there is quite a different sort of conversation around a fire than there is in the shadow of a beech tree.... Four dry logs have in them all the circumstance necessary to a conversation of four or five hours, with chestnuts on the plate and a jug of wine between the legs. Yes, let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.”

Source: The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. The sonnets. Appendix

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Born: April 20, 1492
Died: October 21, 1556
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Quotes: 36

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The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. The sonnets. AppendixRelated source material

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