Ugo Betti

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Born	February 4, 1892 • Italy
Died	June 9, 1953 (aged 61) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	“Corruption in the Palace of Justice” • “Crime on Goat Island” • “La padrona” • “Landslide” • “The Fugitive” • “The Queen and the Rebels”

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Torquato Tasso

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Italian poet

Gabriele D'Annunzio

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Italian writer and political leader

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Italian writer

Pietro Aretino

Italian author

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Italian poet

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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Italian-French author

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Battista Guarini

Italian poet

Parini, Giuseppe

Giuseppe Parini

Italian author

Mario Luzi

Italian poet and literary critic

Massimo Bontempelli

Italian poet

Giambattista Giraldi

Italian poet and dramatist

Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian statesman and writer

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