biography
pronunciation:
[majjee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1630–99)
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| biography:
| Poet and playwright, born in Milan, Lombardy, N Italy. A lecturer in Greek and Latin, he wrote melodramas, and the collection of poems Rime varie (1700). He is best known for the plays Il barone di Birbanza (1696), I consigli di Meneghino (1697), and Il falso filosofo (1698) where his use of Milanese dialect helps paint a realistic picture of popular life. He also wrote Rime milanesi (1701) in dialect. |
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