Giovanni Filoteo Achillini (Latin Joannes Philotheus Achillinus; 1466–1538) was an Italian philosopher.
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Born in Bologna, he was the younger brother of philosopher Alessandro. He studied Greek, Latin, theology, philosophy, music, antiquities, jurisprudence, poetry, etc., but did not excel in any specific field.[1] He accumulated ample collections of antiquities.[2]
His poetry is the most noteworthy of his work, written in what has since been considered the bad taste that prevailed at the end of the 15th century;[citation needed] however, most of his works have left little memory of their existence apart from their titles.[2] One of the principal works was titled Viridario and contained a eulogy of many of his contemporaries in literature, with lessons of morality.[2] He also wrote some remarks on Italian[3] to the disparagement of the Tuscan dialect and the praise of the Bolognese dialect (which he had used in his poems).[1]
Works
edit- Achillini, Giovanni Filoteo (1536). Annotazioni della Lingua Volgare (8 vols. ed.). Bologna.
- Achillini, Giovanni Filoteo (1513). Viridario de Gioanne Philotheo Achillino Bolognese (in Italian). Bologna: Hieronymo di Plato.
See also
edit- Claudio Achillini, his grandson
References
edit- Traversa, Paoloa Maria (1992). Il Fidele di Giovanni Filoteo Achillini: Poesia, sapienza e "divina" conoscenza (in Italian). p. 192. ISBN 88-7000-195-4.
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Rose, Hugh James (1857). "Achillini, Giovanni Filoteo". A New General Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 AA–ANS. London: B. Fellowes et al. p. 75.
- ^ a b c This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Aikin, John (1815). General Biography. Ten volumes.
- ^ Achillini, Giovanni Filoteo (1536). Annotazioni della Lingua Volgare (8 vols. ed.). Bologna.