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    Torquato Tasso

    Poet

    Torquato Tassowas an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata, in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the siege of Jerusalem. He suffered from mental illness and died a few days before he was due to be crowned as the king of poets by the Pope. Until the beginning of the 20th century, Tasso remained one of... (wikipedia)

    • Born in Italy
    • Died On 4/25/1595

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