biography
| name: |
Roís de Corella, Joan
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pronunciation:
[rohees thay ko
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1433–97)
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| biography:
| Catalan poet influenced by classical and Italian models, born in Valencia, E Spain. His humanism took the unusual form of inventing Greek writers and then compiling letters which he attributed to them. While his best poem is generally considered to be ‘Oració a la Sacratíssima Verge Maria’, he is also well known as a love poet. |
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