| La secchia rapita | |
|---|---|
| by Alessandro Tassoni | |
 Cover of the second edition of La Secchia rapita by Tassoni, published at Ronciglione in 1624 | |
| Translator | John Ozell James Atkinson |
| Written | 1614–1617 |
| First published in | 1622, with revisions in 1624 and 1630 |
| Country | Duchy of Modena |
| Language | Italian |
| Subject(s) | War of the Bucket |
| Genre(s) | mock-heroic epic poem |
| Form | epic poem of 12 cantos |
| Meter | ottava rima[1] |
| Rhyme scheme | abababcc |
| Publication date | 1622, 1624, 1630 |
| Published in English | 1714, 1825 |
| Media type | print: hardback |
La Secchia Rapita (The sad kidnapped bucket) is a mock-heroic epic poem by Alessandro Tassoni, first published in 1622. Later successful mock-heroic works in French and English were written on the same plan.
- ^ Alessandro Tassoni entry (in Italian) by Luigi Fassò in the Enciclopedia Treccani, 1937