Lodovico castelvetro biography sampler

Italian philosopher and literary theorist (c.1505–1556)

Lodovico Castelvetro (c. 1505 – 23 March 1556) was an important figure in the development of neo-classicism, especially in drama.

It was his reading of Aristotle that led to a widespread adoption of a tight version of the Three Unities, as a dramatic standard. Castelvetro was born in Modena, Italy, and died in Chiavenna.

Biography

Castelvetro was born into a noble family of Modena.

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He was carefully educated, attended the universities of Bologna, Ferrara, Padua, and Siena - in that order - and to please his father took the degree of Doctor of Laws at Siena. Poor health compelled him to retire to Modena, where he became an active encourager of literature.

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