Gabriello Chiabrera

Gabriello Chiabrera (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛllo kjaˈbrɛːra]; 18 June 1552  14 October 1638) was an Italian poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar. His "new metres and a Hellenic style enlarged the range of lyric forms available to later Italian poets."

Gabriello Chiabrera
Ottavio Leoni, Gabriello Chiabrera, 1625, engraving and stipple in laid paper, Washington, National Gallery of Art
Born(1552-06-18)18 June 1552
Savona, Republic of Genoa
Died14 October 1638(1638-10-14) (aged 86)
Savona, Republic of Genoa
OccupationPoet
LanguageItalian
NationalityItalian
PeriodLate Middle Ages
Literary movementBaroque
Notable worksCanzonette
Il rapimento di Cefalo
Orfeo dolente
SpouseLelia Pavese
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