Pietro Aretino The First Modern Revised Edition

Known As The Scourge Of Princes By Some And Labeled A Rogue And Scoundrel By Others, Pietro Aretino, A Sixteenth-century Figure, Emerges In This Biography As A Multifaceted Character. He Was A Poet, Satirist, Journalist, Publicist, Propagandist, Art Critic, Social Climber, Lothario, Pornographer, And Blackmailer Of Kings, Popes, And Emperors. Aretinos Astonishing Life Journey Began As The Penniless Son Of A Cobbler And A Town Harlot, But He Quickly Rose To Captivate Pope Leo X, Provoke Pope Adrian Vi With His Acerbic Pasquinades, And Befriend Pope Clement Vii.knighted By The Knights Of Rhodes, Bestowed With A Pension (and A Golden Necklace Of Lying Tongues) By The King Of France, And Granted The Privilege Of Riding Alongside Emperor Charles V, Pietro Aretino Defied The Constraints Of His Humble Origins.