Rime e prose, along with his best-known works, was written during his stint under the Duke Of Ferrara who actually incarcerated him in an asylum after his violent episodes.
He wrote the religious works "The Seven Days of Creation" and "Mount of Olives." Though he would rework Galealto, even its rebirth as Re Torrismondo failed to match earlier success. He wrote two influential Discourses on Poetry and many of his works were used as models for Spenser's Amoretti. Rime e prose, along with his best-known works, was written during his stint under the Duke Of Ferrara who actually incarcerated him in an asylum after his violent episodes. This would form the basis for Goethe's famous work about him. FTP identify this author of Rinaldo, the pastoral Aminta, and the epic Gerusalemme Liberata.
He wrote the religious works "The Seven Days of Creation" and "Mount of Olives."
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