I simillimi

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I simillimi is a verse comedy written by Gian Giorgio Trissino and published in 1548. It is based on the Roman playwright Plautus's play Menaechmi. Trissino was an important innovator in Italian drama, known for his blank-verse tragedy Sofonisba and his theoretical writings on poetry. While Sofonisba was significant for its adherence to classical dramatic unities and its use of blank verse, I simillimi represents his work in comedy, drawing inspiration from ancient Roman models.12

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Gian Giorgio Trissino
…wrote a later verse comedy, I simillimi (published 1548), based on the Roman playwright Plautus’ Menaechmi. He also wrote the first Italian odes modeled on the irregular lyric verse of the Greek poet Pindar and the first Italian versions of the Horatian ode. His La poetica (1529) used Italian poetry…
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…wrote a later verse comedy, I simillimi (published 1548), based on the Roman playwright Plautus’ Menaechmi. He also wrote the first Italian odes modeled on the irregular lyric verse of the Greek poet Pindar and the first Italian versions of the Horatian ode. His La poetica (1529) used Italian poetry…
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