biography
| name: |
della Valle, Federigo
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pronunciation:
[dela valay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1560–1628)
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Asti, Piedmont, N Italy. While at the Savoy court, he wrote poems and a number of tragedies, Judith (1627), Ester (1627), and La Reina di Scotia (1628), which are among the most important works of Counter-Reformation theatre. High dramatic power and good characterization add strength to the play's religious purposes. |
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