Alessandro Tassoni

Alessandro Tassoni
Born28 September 1565 Edit this on Wikidata
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Died25 April 1635 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 69)
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
NationalityItalian
Other namesAldrovinci Melisone
Alma mater
OccupationWriter, poet, literary critic Edit this on Wikidata
WorksLa secchia rapita Edit this on Wikidata
MovementBaroque

Alessandro Tassoni (28 September 1565 – 25 April 1635) was an Italian poet and writer, from Modena, best known as the author of the mock-heroic poem La secchia rapita (The Rape of the Pail, or The stolen bucket).