Claudio Achillini

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Claudio Achillini (Latin Claudius Achillinus; 18 September 1574 – 1 October 1640[1]) was an Italian philosopher, theologian, mathematician, poet, and jurist.

Born in Bologna, he was grandson to Giovanni Filoteo Achillini and grand-nephew to Alessandro Achillini. He was professor of jurisprudence for several years at his native Bologna, Parma, and Ferrara, with the highest reputation. So much admiration did his learning excite, that inscriptions to his honor were placed in the schools in his lifetime.[2] He was a member of a number of learned and literary societies, including the Accademia dei Lincei.[3]

Achillini went to Rome, where he obtained great promises of preferment from popes and cardinals, but they proved only promises. Odoardo Farnese, duke of Parma, engaged him however on very liberal terms, to occupy the chair of law in his university. Achillini was a particular friend of Giambattista Marino, whose style in poetry he imitated, adopting the same strain of turgid metaphors, absurd thoughts, and points, which obtained the applause of that age. A canzone, which he addressed to Louis XIII on the birth of the dauphin, is said to have been rewarded by Cardinal Richelieu with a gold chain or collar worth 1000 crowns;[2] this reward was not given, as some have asserted, for the famous sonnet beginning, Sudate o fuochi, a preparar metalli;[4] and which was parodied by Crudeli in one beginning, Sudate o forni, a preparar pagnotte, (Sweat, O ye ovens! in preparing cakes!)[1]

Achillini's poems were published at Bologna in 1632. He also printed a volume of Latin letters.

Works[]

  • Achillini, Claudio (1628). Teti e Flora. Parma. appresso Seth, & Erasmo Viotti.
  • Achillini, Claudio (1628). Mercurio e Marte. Parma. appresso Seth, & Erasmo Viotti.
  • Achillini, Claudio (1632). Poesie (1 ed.). Bologna. presso Clemente Ferroni.
  • Achillini, Claudio (1633). Poesie (2 ed.). Venezia. presso Clemente Ferroni.
  • Achillini, Claudio (1673). Rime e prose. Venezia. per Nicolo Pezzana.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Rose, Hugh James (1857). "Achillini, Claudio". A New General Biographical Dictionary. 1 AA–ANS. London: B. Fellowes et al. pp. 75–76.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Aikin, John (1815). General Biography. Ten volumes.
  3. ^ Asor Rosa, Alberto (1960). "ACHILLINI, Claudio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 1: Aaron–Albertucci (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
  4. ^

    Sudate, o fochi, a preparar metalli,/e voi, ferri vitali, itene pronti,/ite di Paro a sviscerare i monti/per inalzar colossi al re de’ Galli./Vinse l’invitta ròcca e de’ vassalli/spezzò gli orgogli a le rubelle fronti,/e machinando inusitati ponti/diè fuga ai mari e gli converse in valli./ Volò quindi su l’Alpi e il ferro strinse,/e con mano d’Astrea gli alti litigi,/temuto solo e non veduto, estinse./ Ceda le palme pur Roma a Parigi:/ché se Cesare venne e vide e vinse,/venne, vinse e non vide il gran Luigi.
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