Pietro Aretino Quotes


He who has not been at a tavern knows not what a paradise it is. O holy tavern! O miraculous tavern! - holy, because no carking cares are there, nor weariness, nor pain; and miraculous, because of the spits, which themselves turn round and round!


Citations

Aretino, Pietro. The Comedies of Pietro Aretino. Translated by George Bull, University of Chicago Press, 1978.

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Pietro Aretino
Pietro Aretino
  • Born: April 20, 1492
  • Died: October 21, 1556
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Author, Playwright, Poet, Satirist

Pietro Aretino 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.