Luigi Pasqualigo (1536–1576) was a
Venetian soldier and man of letters who wrote the play ''Il Fedele'' which was adapted by the English playwright
Anthony Munday
Anthony Munday (or Monday) (1560?10 August 1633) was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. He was baptized on 13 October 1560 in St Gregory by St Paul's, London, and was the son of Christopher Munday, a stationer, and Jane Munday. He ...
under the title, ''
Fidele and Fortunio'' (1584). According to his brother, he was "more a follower of Mars than of Apollo". Pasqualigo apparently took part in the
Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval warfare, naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League (1571), Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states arranged by Pope Pius V, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of t ...
in 1571. He is named as commander of the Spanish galleon ''Idra'' (Hydra) of Naples which was stationed on the left wing of the battle.
Publications
* ''Dalle Lettere Amorose'', Libri Quattro, Vinegia, 1573, 1581 and 1607.
* ''Il Fedele'', Venezia, Bolognino Zaltieri, 1576.
* ''Il Fedele'', Comedia…Di Novo Ristampata, e ricorretta, Venetia, appresso Francesco Zinetti, 1579.
* ''Il Fedele'', a cura di Francesca Romana de’Angelis, Roma, E & A editori associati, 1989.
* ''Gl'Intricati'', (pastoral romance), 1581.
* ''Rime Volgari'', Venetia, appresso Gio.Battista Ciotti, 1605.
Influences
Plays influenced by Pasqualigo's play, ''Il Fedele'', include:
*
Pierre de Larivey, ''Le Fidelle'', a French version of Luigi Pasqualigo's Il Fedele.
*
Anthony Munday
Anthony Munday (or Monday) (1560?10 August 1633) was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. He was baptized on 13 October 1560 in St Gregory by St Paul's, London, and was the son of Christopher Munday, a stationer, and Jane Munday. He ...
, ''
Fidele and Fortunio''.
*
Abraham Fraunce''Victoria: A Latin Comedy''
References
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Italian dramatists and playwrights
Republic of Venice military personnel