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Giovanni Battista Marino

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1569–1625 Also known as Marino

Leading figure of Italian Baroque poetry, renowned for his ornate diction, conceits, and sensual descriptions, who founded the poetic style known as …

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  1. 1569–1600Naples · Kingdom of NaplesBorn in Naples, he left his hometown in his early years after becoming embroiled in disputes, writing for patrons in Rome, Genoa, and elsewhere, and around 1600 established a Baroque poetic style noted for its conceits and musicality.
  2. 1610–1625Naples · Kingdom of NaplesIn the 1610s he successively served patrons including Marie de' Medici, Queen Mother of France, and the Duke of Savoy; between 1614 and 1620 he returned to Italy to continue writing, and in 1623 published the long poem Adonis, which became a representative work of Baroque literature.

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