Giambattista Basile

Giambattista Basile was born in Giugliano, near Naples, on 15 February 1566. A soldier in the service of Venice, he was in Crete around 1607. His sister Adriana, a singer famous in the Italian courts, opened the noble circles to him; he then governed several lands of the Kingdom of Naples on behalf of lords and received the title of count. He wrote poems and plays in Italian, and in Neapolitan tales that his sister published after his death. He died in Giugliano on 23 February 1632.

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• TaleThe Tale of TalesLo cunto de li cuntiGiambattista Basile · 1636Literature