Paride da Ceresara

Paride da Ceresara (10 February 1466 – 1532) was an Italian humanist, poet, alchemist and astrologer.

He was born in Ceresara and was descended from the Ceresara, a noble family. He was in the service of Isabella d’Este in Mantua and came up with the mythological, allegorical and celebratory themes for at least two of the paintings in her noted studiolo and perhaps the whole cycle. Paride collected and translated classical works such as Plautus’ Aulularia and also studied Hebrew.[1] He also wrote a number of erotic sonnets, signed with his pseudonyms Patrizio Tricasso and Patrizio Tricasso da Ceresara.

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Benjamin Péret

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Rupert Smith (novelist)

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Mary Anne Mohanraj

Mary Anne Amirthi Mohanraj (born July 26, 1971) is an American writer, editor, and academic of Sri Lankan birth. Mohanraj was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka but moved to the United States at the age of two and grew up in New Britain, Connecticut.[1] Read: Melissa Panarello

Ludovic Dauș

Ludovic Dauș (October 1 [O.S. September 19] 1873 – November 17, 1954)[1] was a Romanian novelist, playwright, poet and translator, also known for his contributions as a politician and theatrical manager. He was born into a cosmopolitan family, with a Czech father and a boyaress mother, but his formative years were marked by life in the small […]

Junichi Watanabe

Junichi Watanabe (渡辺淳一, Watanabe Jun’ichi, October 24, 1933 – April 30, 2014) was a Japanese writer, known for his portrayal of the extra-marital affairs of middle aged people. His 1997 novel A Lost Paradise became a bestseller in Japan and over Asia, and was made into a film and a TV miniseries. He has […]

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