About Antonio Muscettola
Lived 1628 – 1679 (aged 50–51). Antonio Muscettola was a poet.
Antonio Muscettola, Duke of Spezzano (25 January 1628 — 21 October 1679), was a Neapolitan nobleman and writer.
Muscettola managed to imitate both Marino and Chiabrera, favouring a mild sententiousness founded on antithesis rather than extended metaphor. Many of his lyrics are included in Benedetto Croce's influential anthology of Baroque poetry.
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Who was Antonio Muscettola?
Italian poet
When was Antonio Muscettola born?
Antonio Muscettola was born on 25 January 1628 in Naples.
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Antonio Muscettola died in 1679 in Naples.
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Antonio Muscettola was a poet.
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