[Gutenberg 21683] • Gli duoi fratelli rivali

[Gutenberg 21683] • Gli duoi fratelli rivali
Authors
Porta, Giambattista della
Publisher
B&R Samizdat Express
Tags
drama
ISBN
9781455409273
Date
1981-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.11 MB
Lang
it
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Classic play in the original Italian. According to Wikipedia: "Giambattista della Porta (1535? – 4 February 1615), also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta and John Baptist Porta, was an Italian scholar, polymath and playwright who lived in Naples at the time of the Scientific Revolution and Reformation. Giambattista della Porta spent the majority of his life on scientific endeavors. He benefited from an informal education of tutors and visits from renowned scholars. His most famous work, first published in 1558, was entitled Magiae Naturalis (Natural Magic). In this book he covered a variety of the subjects he had investigated, including the study of: occult philosophy, astrology, alchemy, mathematics, meteorology, and natural philosophy. He was also referred to as "professor of secrets".