Pietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet, and satirist who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics. He invented modern literate pornography, with his works exploring sharp critique and social commentary of his era. His influence extended beyond literature into political and artistic circles, earning him a reputation as a powerful and influential figure of the Renaissance. Aretino masterfully used words to provoke, entertain, and expose truth, leaving an indelible mark on the history of both literature and art.
Titian was recognised very early on as the leading painter of his generation in Venice. Starting in the studio of the aged Giovanni Bellini, Titian, with his contemporary Giorgione, almost immediately started to expand the range of what was possible in painting.
Set in 16th-century Rome, the narrative centers on Nanna's efforts to educate her daughter Pippa about love and men. Through a series of candid dialogues, Nanna shares insights on the lives of women, from whores to housewives, emphasizing the art of seduction with wit and satire. Aretino's work is characterized by its bold frankness and playful language, offering a vivid glimpse into the courtesan's world. Renowned as a pioneer of European pornographic writing, Aretino's multifaceted talent shines through in this provocative masterpiece.
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Pietro Aretino: Die Gesprache des gottlichen Pietro Aretino. "Ragionamenti" Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch Berliner Ausgabe, 2013 Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger Erstdruck: Teil 1: Paris 1534; Teil 2: Torino 1536. Erstdruck der deutschen Ubersetzung von Heinrich Conrad: Brixen 1904. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Die Gesprache des gottlichen Pietro Aretino. Ubertragen von Heinrich Conrad, Leipzig: Insel, 1980. Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes: Tizian: Portrat des Pietro Aretino, um1545 Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 10 pt.
Pietro Aretino es el colofón del Renacimiento. Con él concluye, se puede decir, el Cinquecento, al que representa en todas sus tinieblas y esplendores. Su jurisdicción literaria es de arduo acceso, porque todo en él es desmesurado: nos hallamos en una jungla llena de insidias, una ciénaga plagada de oscuros meandros, de espesas malezas, de traidores abismos. La ironía de la suerte ha querido que los dudosos Casos de Amor –que aquí presentamos en su primera traducción al español– hayan dado vida a una «duda literaria»: ¿es o no es de Aretino esta serie de octavas en las que un notable (lleva el título de ser) Agnello es encausado para responder a estas casi cincuenta preguntas de carácter festivo-sexual «que hoy en el burdel armaron gran revuelo»? Soy un hombre libre por la gracia de Dios, no un esclavo de los pedantes. No me veréis recorrer las huellas de Petrarca ni de Boccaccio. Me basta mi genio independiente. A otros dejo la obsesión por la pureza del estilo o la profundidad del pensamiento; a otros la locura de torturarse, de transformarse para dejar de ser ellos mismos. Sin maestro, sin arte, sin modelo, sin guía, yo avanzo, y el sudor de mi tinta me da felicidad y renombre. ¿Qué más podría desear si con mi pluma y unas cuartillas me burlo del universo?
