Vittorio Alfieri
Vittorio Alfieri | |
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Portrait by François-Xavier Fabre, 1793 | |
| Born | Vittorio Amedeo Alfieri 16 January 1749 Asti, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 8 October 1803 (aged 54) Florence, Kingdom of Etruria |
| Resting place | Santa Croce, Florence |
| Occupation | Dramatist, poet |
| Genre | Tragedy |
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Count Vittorio Amedeo Alfieri (/ˌælfiˈɛəri/, also US: /ɑːlˈfjɛri/, Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo alˈfjɛːri]; 16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy." He wrote nineteen tragedies, sonnets, satires, a notable autobiography, and translated Virgil and other works from Latin and Greek.