Pietro Aretino Quotes


With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of a courtesan; it may be so, but I have the heart of a King. I live free, I enjoy myself, I can call myself happy.


Citations

Hutton, Edward. Pietro Aretino: The Scourge of Princes. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922, p. xii.

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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.