Lodovico Castelvetro (c.1505-1571) was an important figure in the development of neo-classicism, especially in drama
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Drama is the specific Mode of fiction M
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Lodovico Castelvetro (c.1505-1571) was an important figure in the development of neo-classicism, especially in drama
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" .... . It was his reading of Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greeks philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, Poetics , theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology.... that led to a widespread adoption of a tight version of the Three Unities, as a dramatic standard.
His supposed involvement in translation of Protestant texts caused him trouble with the Church. He was labelled a heretic in 1557, and lived in exile from his native Italy (he was born near Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and a comune on the south side of the Padan Plain, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.An ancient town, it is the seat of an archbishop, but is now best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and... ).
