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Aminta's importance can not be overestimated; and its influence has been phenomenal, spawning over 200 plays by 1700 in Italy alone. This Italian pastoral is the source of numerous plays in France, Spain and England. Indirectly at least, it is also an inspiration for Shakespeare's pastoral comedies, such as As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This volume is illustrated with the original woodcuts of the 1589 Aldine edition.
Winner of the 2002 Premio Internazionale Diego Valeri of the Premio Monselice.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1573