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Advertisements from Parnassus in Two Centuries with the Politick Touch-stone

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Also known as: “Pietra del paragone politico”, “Ragguagli di Parnaso”

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In Traiano Boccalini
…Earl of Monmouth, and called Advertisements from Parnassus; in Two Centuries with the Politick Touch-stone (1656). This and other European translations influenced Miguel de Cervantes, Joseph Addison, and Jonathan Swift.
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In Italian literature: Poetry and prose
…with Ragguagli di Parnasso (1612–13; Advertisements from Parnassus) in the fight against Spanish domination. A history of the Council of Trent (which defined Catholic doctrines in reaction to the Reformation) was written by Paolo Sarpi, an advocate of the liberty of the Venetian state against papal interference, and a history…
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