Background
Giovanni Battista Guarini was born on December 10, 1538 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Battista Guarini
(His most notable work, Il pastor fido, had its first dram...)
His most notable work, Il pastor fido, had its first dramatic representation in honor of the nuptials of the Duke of Savoy and Catharine of Austria. This play, a pastoral tragicomedy about the loves and fates of shepherds and hunters, polished in style, was translated into many languages and became popular during the 17th century. It set the pattern for a code of refinement and gallantry that lasted until the late 18th century.
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Giovanni Battista Guarini was born on December 10, 1538 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
On the termination of his studies at the universities of Pisa, Padua and Ferrara, Giovanni Guarini was appointed professor of literature at Ferrara. Soon after his appointment, he published some sonnets which obtained for him great popularity as a poet. In 1567, he entered the service of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. After about 20 years of service, differences with the Duke led him to resign. After residing successively in Savoy, Mantua, Florence and Urbino, he returned to his native Ferrara. There he discharged one final public mission, that of congratulating Pope Paul V on his election (1605).
Giovanni Guarini died in Venice, where he had been summoned to attend a lawsuit, aged 73.
(His most notable work, Il pastor fido, had its first dram...)