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The ''Accademia degli Intronati'' was a prominent literary and scholarly society in
Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...
.(o Socini, Sozini, Sozzino, Socino o Socinus), Fausto Paolo (1539-1604) e Socinianesimo in Polonia
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It was founded between 1525 and 1527 as a gathering place for aristocracy, and was prominent by the 1550s. The first publicly hosted event was the comic play ''
Gl'ingannati ''The Deceived Ones'', or ''The Deceived'' ( it, Gl'ingannati), is a 1531 comedy of intrigue written collectively by the ''Accademia degli Intronati'' (the center of intellectual life in Siena). It was the Academy's first publicly hosted event, ...
'', written collectively by the Intronatis. A characteristic of the Academy was its preference for comedy and the targeting of a female public. This distinguished the plays of the Academy's first wave of productions.


See also

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Commedia dell'Arte (; ; ) was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as , , and . Charact ...
*Shakespeare's ''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...
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Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati The Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati is the public library located at #3 of the comune of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy. History The library's origins date to 1758, when the archdeacon and local economist Sallustio Bandini donated his library to t ...


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Further reading

*Cerreta, Florindo (1960) ''Alessandro Piccolomini'' *Costantini, L.P. (1928) ''L'Accademia degli Intronati di Siena e una sua commedia'' {{Authority control History of Siena Theatre companies in Italy 16th-century establishments in the Republic of Siena 1525 establishments in Italy Italian writers' organisations