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Article: Italian Literature and Language
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- Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
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ITALIAN LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
ITALIAN LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE.
Italian literature entered an active and important phase in the late fifteenth century that was stimulated by the revival of classical literature, a flourishing popular culture, and the growth of courts. Among
the genres developed were the comic epic, lyric poetry, the pastoral, and comic theater. Intruding onto the cultural scene were worries about trade competition, Turkish aggression, and domination by outside powers. Although France initially seemed likely to succeed in such conquests, by 1530 Holy Roman emperor Charles V (ruled
1519
–
1556) had gained control of most states, except Venice, through a series ...