Girolamo Graziani
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Girolamo Graziani was an Italian poet and diplomat. He served as the secretary of state at the Este court of Modena. He helped establish close diplomatic ties with the court of the Kingdom of France,
Portrait of Girolamo Graziani by Benedetto Gennari
Il Cromuele
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Il Cromuele is a tragedy in five acts, released in 1671. It was conceived and written by Girolamo Graziani, through the 1660s in Modena, during the troubled reign of Laura Martinozzi.
Girolamo Graziani
…sponsored by Louis XIV: it was reported that the French king might even provide a dowry for the occasion. In the same year, Graziani published his tragedy Il Cromuele, expressly unrespectful of Aristotle's rules. It deals with the theme of the dark, cruel tyrant (Oliver Cromwell) and the royalty profanation (Charles…
Illustration from the first edition (1671) (Italian)