Vittorio Alfieri
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Count
Vittorio Alfieri (,
also , ; 16 January 17498 October 1803) was an
Italian dramatist and
poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy." He wrote nineteen tragedies, sonnets, satires, and a notable autobiography.
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