The ''Accademia degli Intronati'' was a prominent literary and scholarly society in
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...
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in Dizionario Del Pensiero Cristiano Alternativo It was founded between 1525 and 1527 as a gathering place for aristocracy, and was prominent by the 1550s.
The first publicly hosted event was the comic play ''
Gl'ingannati'', written collectively by the Intronatis. A characteristic of the Academy was its preference for comedy and the targeting of a female public. This distinguished the plays of the Academy's first wave of productions.
See also
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Commedia dell'Arte
(; ; ) was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as , , and . Charac ...
*Shakespeare's ''
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins V ...
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Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati
References
Further reading
*Cerreta, Florindo (1960) ''Alessandro Piccolomini''
*Costantini, L.P. (1928) ''L'Accademia degli Intronati di Siena e una sua commedia''
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History of Siena
Theatre companies in Italy
16th-century establishments in the Republic of Siena
1525 establishments in Italy
Italian writers' organisations