biography
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Ruzzante
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nickname of Angelo Beolco
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pronunciation:
[rootsantay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1502–42)
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| biography:
| Actor and playwright, born in Padua, Veneto, NE Italy. The illegitimate offspring of an aristocratic family, he was given a good education and started his theatre career playing the villain Ruzzante, hence his nickname. The realism of his plays, Anconitana (1522), Betìa (1524), La moscheta (1529), and La Piovana (1532), written in the Padua dialect, hides a solid literary culture which boosts up their satirical content. His popularity waned after his death, but his work has been re-evaluated in the 20th-c. |
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