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Antonio Lupis (sec. XVII): un apprendista tra gli Incogniti di Venezia

Publication date: 30.10.2012

Romanica Cracoviensia, Volume 12 (2012), Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 262 - 270

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843917RC.12.018.0735

Authors

Lucinda Spera
Università per Stranieri di Siena; Piazza Carlo Rosselli 27/28 53100 Siena
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Antonio Lupis (sec. XVII): un apprendista tra gli Incogniti di Venezia

Abstract

Antonio Lupis (17th century): an Apprentice among the Academy degli Incogniti in Venice
The Academia degli Incogniti (Academy of the “Unknows”) is one of the most significant learned societies of the 17th century in Venice. The society was founded in 1630 by Giovan Francesco Loredano and its influence remained unchanged until mid-17th century, attracting intellectuals from all over the country. Its founder, very well-known because of his links with a group of libertines operating at Padua University, had raised the hopes of a class of freethinking intellectuals with the view of rising to fame through writing. When he died in 1661 (he was about 50 years old), he left unfinished not only his personal project of political advancement but also the political and cultural
project carried out by the Academy members. Antonio Lupis was among them and he was also one of the last members. He was born in Molfetta and he was a prolific writer. Essential references to his own life can be easily found in his literary works (both epistolary and narrative works) and in the archives. He was also the author of one of the Giovan Francesco Loredano’s biographies (in 1663). The other one was written in 1662 by Gaudenzio Brunacci, coeval medical doctor and scholar from the Marche region.

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Information: Romanica Cracoviensia, Volume 12 (2012), Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 262 - 270

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Antonio Lupis (sec. XVII): un apprendista tra gli Incogniti di Venezia

English:

Antonio Lupis (sec. XVII): un apprendista tra gli Incogniti di Venezia

Authors

Università per Stranieri di Siena; Piazza Carlo Rosselli 27/28 53100 Siena

Published at: 30.10.2012

Article status: Open

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