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Pietro Aretino

1492 - 1556

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Pietro Aretino (US: , Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro areˈtiːno]; 19 or 20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful. He gained prominence through his politically charged writings and biting satire, which targeted powerful figures, including monarchs and popes. His works spanned various genres, including poetry, drama, and religious commentary, but he is particularly noted for his lampoons and erotic literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro Aretino is the 419th most popular writer (down from 400th in 2019), the 590th most popular biography from Italy (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Writer.

Pietro Aretino was a famous Italian poet, satirist, and author. He is most famous for his obscene poems and plays.

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Among writers, Pietro Aretino ranks 419 out of 7,302. Before him are Sándor Petőfi, Wu Cheng'en, James Fenimore Cooper, Henning Mankell, Arthur de Gobineau, and Jack Kerouac. After him are Paula Hitler, Ennius, John Galsworthy, Propertius, Ian Fleming, and Attar of Nishapur.

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Among people born in 1492, Pietro Aretino ranks 3. Before him are Marguerite de Navarre, and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. After him are Juan Luis Vives, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Elizabeth Tudor, Andrea Alciato, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Sabina of Bavaria, Jean du Bellay, Martín de Azpilcueta, and Adam Ries. Among people deceased in 1556, Pietro Aretino ranks 3. Before him are Ignatius of Loyola, and Fuzûlî. After him are Humayun, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Martin Agricola, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Maximus the Greek, Saitō Dōsan, Luigi Alamanni, and Tullia d'Aragona.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pietro Aretino ranks 590 out of 5,161. Before him are Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), Pope Marcellinus (250), Pope Boniface II (470), and Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749). After him are Pope Leo V (870), Lucilla (150), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Ennius (-239), Giulio Caccini (1551), and Laura Bassi (1711).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Pietro Aretino ranks 36. Before him are Theocritus (-315), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Elena Ferrante (1943), Giosuè Carducci (1835), and Livius Andronicus (-280). After him are Ennius (-239), Propertius (-50), Fausto Cercignani (1941), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), and Alessandro Manzoni (1785).

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