| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Marino, Giambattista |
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(jäm´´bät-t ´stä mär´n ) (KEY) , 1569–1625, Italian poet. His florid, highly elaborated style, called Marinismo, which was akin to euphuism, was much admired and imitated in his time. He had a strong influence on writing in all European literature. Among his principal works is Adone (1623), a long narrative poem. His name sometimes appears as Marini. | 1 | | See study by J. V. Mirollo (1963). | 2 |
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