Federico Della Valle
Federico Della Valle, (born , Asti, Piedmont [Italy]—died 1628, Milan), was an Italian baroque dramatist and poet, recognized only in the 20th century as one of the greatest Italian tragedian of the seventeenth century.His fame, as a writer, non-existent in his lifetime, was just as dim after his death. He was mentioned occasionally but inaccurately by scholars in succeeding centuries, until in 1929 Benedetto Croce read his Queen of Scots play and made the first of many influential and brilliant rediscoveries and revaluations. Since Croce's discovery and reappraisal of Della Valle, the dramatist has been hailed by critics as one of the most gifted Italian tragedian of the century, and the bibliography on his works has become very extensive. Provided by Wikipedia
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