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Jacopo Sannazaro
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Italian writer (1457–1530)

Also known as: Iacopo Sannazzaro, Jacques Sannazar, Sannazar, Sannazaro, Якопо Саннадзаро, ياكوبو سانازارو

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Known works

  • Latin poetry (2009)
  • Arcadia, & Piscatorial eclogues (1966)
  • Sonetti et canzoni
  • De partu virginis (1526)
  • Actii Synceri Sannazarii neapolitani viri patricii De partu Virginis libri tres (1740)