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Minturnae (mĭntûr`nē), ancient town of Latium, Italy, 7 mi (11.3 km) E of Formia. It was important because it controlled the bridge on the Appian Way over the Liris River. Founded by a people called the Aurunci or Ausones, it became a Roman colony (295 B.C.) and a flourishing commercial center. There are important ruins (including an aqueduct), two theaters, forums, and other buildings N of modern Minturno. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| De Miranda starts with a detailed history of the Neapolitan Academy of the Oziosi (men and women of leisure devoted to science, art, and letters), from its earliest roots in 1500 with Giacopo Sanazzaro, Sebastiano Minturno, and others and ending with Giambattista Manso in 1645. 16) Marking the end of an amateur Neapolitan Petrarchism, Cariteo's sonnets announce the beginning of a new Petrarchism in Naples, one that would take root in the mid-sixteenth century with the literary discussions of Antonio Sebastiano Minturno (1507-74) and his circle, the commentaries of Sylvano da Venafro and Gesualdo, and poetry by Angelo di Costanzo (1507-91), Luigi Tansillo (1510-68), Galeazzo di Tarsia (1520-53), Bernardo Tasso (1493-1569), and Torquato Tasso (1544-95). The first provides an analysis of classical theories of style, especially those of Hermogenes and Demetrius, as well as of Renaissance theories of style, ranging from Bembo to Scaliger, Giraldi Cinthio, Minturno and Vettori. |
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