Girolamo Muzio
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Girolamo Muzio or Mutio Justinopolitano (Padua
, Republic of Venice
, 1496Paneretta near Siena
, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
, 1576) was an Italian courtier, poet, and author in defence of the vernacular Italian language against Latin.
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
, 1496Paneretta near Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
, 1576) was an Italian courtier, poet, and author in defence of the vernacular Italian language against Latin.
Works
- Il duello (Venice, 1550)
- Il gentilhuomo (Venice, 1571)
- Battaglie per diffesa dell'italica lingua (1582)
- Poems for Tullia d’Aragona: Egloghe (1550)
- Treatise of poetry after Horace (1551)
- Against Claudio TolomeiClaudio TolomeiClaudio Tolomei was an Italian philologist. His name in Italian is identical to that of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the 2nd Century Greek astronomer....
(1533–1574) - Difesa del cattolicesimo nelle Vergeriane (1550) against Pier Paolo VergerioPier Paolo VergerioPier Paolo Vergerio was an Italian religious reformer.-Life:He was born at Capodistria , then part of the Venetian Republic and studied jurisprudence in Padua, where he delivered lectures in 1522. He also practiced law in Verona, Padua, and Venice...
- Le mentite ochiniane (1551) against Bernardino OchinoBernardino OchinoBernardino Ochino was an Italian Reformer.-Biography:Bernardino Ochino was born in Siena son of the barber Domenico Ochino, and at the age of 7 or 8 around 1504 was entrusted to the Minorite order of Franciscan Friars, then from 1510 he studied medicine at Perugia.-1534, transfer to the...
- Lettere catholiche, vol I-IV (1571)