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Giambattista Andreini (9 February 1576 – 7 June 1654) was an Italian actor and the most important Italian
''The Art of Commedia: A Study in the Commedia Dell'Arte 1560-1620'', p. 245
Rodopi. * Snyder, Jon (2007). "Giovan Battista Andreini", vol. 1, pp. 36–38, in ''Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies'', edited by Gaetana Marrone. New York/London: Routledge. .
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just
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of the 17th century.
Life
Born inFlorence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
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to stage stars Isabella Andreini
Isabella Andreini (born Isabella Canali; 156210 June 1604), also known as Isabella Da Padova, was an Italian actress and writer. Andreini was a member of the I Gelosi, Compagnia dei Comici Gelosi, a Touring theatre, touring theatre company that ...
and Francesco Andreini, he had a great success as a comedian
A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...
in Paris under the name of Leylio. He was a favourite with Louis XIII
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
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, and also with the public, especially as the young lover.
His wife Virginia Ramponi-Andreini, whom he married in 1601, was also a celebrated actress and singer.Snyder 2007, p. 37.
Works
He left a number of plays full of extravagant imagination. The best known are ''L'Adamo'' (Milan, 1613),'' The Penitent Magdalene'' (Mantua, 1617), and ''The Centaur'' (Paris, 1622). From the first of these three volumes, which are extremely rare, Italians have often asserted that Milton, travelling at that time in their country, took the idea of ''Paradise Lost
''Paradise Lost'' is an Epic poetry, epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The poem concerns the Bible, biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their ex ...
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Notes
Bibliography
* * Katritzky, M. A. (2006)''The Art of Commedia: A Study in the Commedia Dell'Arte 1560-1620'', p. 245
Rodopi. * Snyder, Jon (2007). "Giovan Battista Andreini", vol. 1, pp. 36–38, in ''Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies'', edited by Gaetana Marrone. New York/London: Routledge. .
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