Giovanni Battista Lalli

Giovanni Battista Lalli
Giovanni Battista Lalli
	Portrait of Giovanni Battista Lalli. From the book "Le glorie degli Incogniti", 1647
Born	1 July 1572; Norcia, Papal States
Died	6 February 1637 (aged 64); Norcia, Papal States
Alma mater	University of Parma; University of Perugia;
Occupations	Poet; Jurist; Civil servant;
	Writing career
Language	Latin; Italian;
Period	17th century; Baroque literature;
Genres	Poetry
Literary movement	Baroque; Marinism;

Giovan Battista Lalli (1 July 1572 – 6 February 1637) was an Italian poet and jurist. He was the author of numerous mock-heroic poems among which La franceide and L'Eneide travestita are probably the best known.

Giovanni Battista Lalli
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Lalli. From the book "Le glorie degli Incogniti", 1647
Born	(1572-07-01)1 July 1572 Norcia, Papal States
Died	6 February 1637(1637-02-06) (aged 64) Norcia, Papal States
Alma mater	University of Parma University of Perugia
Occupations	Poet Jurist Civil servant
Writing career
Language	Latin Italian
Period	17th century Baroque literature
Genres	Poetry
Literary movement	Baroque Marinism