biography
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Guarini, (Giovanni) Battista
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pronunciation:
[gwareenee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1538–1612)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Ferrara, NE Italy. He was entrusted by Duke Alfonso II with diplomatic missions to the Pope, the Emperor, Venice, and Poland. His chief work was the pastoral play, Il pastor fido (1585, The Faithful Shepherd), which helped to establish the genre of pastoral drama. |
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