Torquato Tasso

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Born	March 11, 1544 • Sorrento • Italy
Died	April 25, 1595 (aged 51) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	“Aminta” • “Discorsi del poema eroico” • “Discorsi dell’arte poetica” • “Gerusalemme liberata” • “Rinaldo”
Notable Family Members	father Bernardo Tasso

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