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An Italian poet; born in Ferrara, Dec. 10, 1538; died at Venice, Oct. 7, 1612. He was a very precocious child, and extremely early became professor of literature and philosophy at the University of Ferrara. He was in diplomatic posts for various Italian princes, but lost them all from a quarrelsome temper, which kept him in hot water all his life. As a poet, his pastoral "The Faithful Shepherd" (Il Pastor Fido), in the style of Tasso's "Aminta", is the jewel in his crown. The theme is on the yearly sacrifice of a maiden to Diana by the Arcadians, and offers opportunities for passages of offensive sensuality as well as of exquisite beauty. "Idropica", a five-act comedy; "Poems", a small collection of verse; and some miscellaneous writings, complete his productions.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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