Tito Vespasiano Strozzi
Tito Vespasiano Strozzi (* 1425 in Ferrara ; † August 30, 1505 in Raccano , today part of Polesella in the province of Rovigo ) was an Italian humanist .
Life
Strozzi was closely related to the Estonians in Ferrara, which is evident from the dedication or the content of his numerous poetic works. The nickname Vespasiano was given to him in memory of the Roman emperors Vespasian and Titus , both of whom were called Titus Flavius Vespasianus .
He wrote:
- three collections of love elegies , which he, in the tradition of Roman literature held
- Epyllia
- a collection of Virgil- style eclogues that became the model for a number of imitators
- the verse epic Borsias on the Este in general and Borso d'Este in particular
- a translation of Petrarch's De vita solitaria into Italian.
His son Ercole Strozzi (1473-1508) was also known as a poet.
Work editions
- The Borsias of Tito Strozzi. A Latin epic of the Renaissance. Edited for the first time, introduced and commented on by Walther Ludwig . Humanistic Library, Series 2, Texts; Vol. 5. Fink, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7705-1385-1 .
literature
- Antonia Tissoni Benvenuti: Prime indagini sulla tradizione degli "Eroticon libri" by Tito Vespasiano Strozzi . In: Filologia Italiana . 2004, pp. 89-112.
Web links
Commons : House of the Strozzi - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Tito Vespasiano Strozzi in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strozzi, Tito Vespasiano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1425 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ferrara |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1505 |
| Place of death | Raccano |