- Antonio Tebaldeo
Antonio Tebaldeo (born at
Ferrara , in 1463; died in 1537) was an Italian poet. He figured among the writers of the time who engaged in the discussion concerning the nature of literary Italian.Life
His family name (Tebaldi) he changed to Tebaldeo, in consonance with the practice of the Humanists, who sought to Latinize the form of their appellation as much as possible. After serving as tutor to
Isabella d'Este and secretary toLucrezia Borgia , he came to the court ofPope Leo X at Rome, enjoying the favour of the pope and the companionship of many erudite men and artists. He lost all his means in thesack of Rome (1527), and spent the remainder of his life in very narrow circumstances.Works
He wrote verse in both Latin and Italian. His Italian verse is remarkable rather for diction and style than for any poetical excellence. With his artificial manner, his abuse of metaphor, and his studied imagery he was a forerunner of those extravagant versifiers who, in the seventeenth century, developed the movement called
Marinism or Secentismo.To Tebaldeo has been ascribed a redaction of
Polizian o's play, "Orfeo", which aims to make that piece accord better with the principles of classic composition. See his verse in the edition of Venice, 1530, "Di M. Antonio Tebaldeo ferrarese l'opere d'amore".References
*D'Ancona, "Del secentismo nella poesia cortegiana del sec. XV" in Nuova Antologia (1876);
*Can, "Un decennio della vita di Bembo" (Turin, 1885), 234;
*Luzio, "I precettori di Isabella d'Este" (Ancona, 1887)External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14468b.htm "Catholic Encyclopedia" article]
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