Giovanni Andrea dell' Anguillara
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Giovanni Andrea dell'Anguillara (1517–1570) was an Italian poet.
He was born in Sutri
, in Tuscany
. He worked as a proof-reader.
He translated Ovid's Metamorphoses in ottava rima
, and wrote a tragedy Edippo (1565, i.e. Oedipus
).
He was born in Sutri
Sutri
Sutri is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, about 50 km from Rome, and about 30 km south of Viterbo. It is picturesquely situated on a narrow tuff hill, surrounded by ravines, a narrow neck on the west alone connecting it with the surrounding country.thumb|220px|Entrance to the...
, in Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
. He worked as a proof-reader.
He translated Ovid's Metamorphoses in ottava rima
Ottava rima
Ottava rima is a rhyming stanza form of Italian origin. Originally used for long poems on heroic themes, it later came to be popular in the writing of mock-heroic works. Its earliest known use is in the writings of Giovanni Boccaccio....
, and wrote a tragedy Edippo (1565, i.e. Oedipus
Oedipus
Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother, and thus brought disaster on his city and family...
).