Lodovico Dolce

Sandra Clerc (Universitaet Fribourg)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

Dates

Born c. 1510
Died 1568
Activity c. 1530-1568

Places

Born in Italy
Active in Italy

Activities

Primary

Art Theorist/ Historian/ Critic
Humanist
Playwright / Dramatist
Poet

Other

Editor
Fiction
Historian / Chronicler
Nonfiction
Translator

Resources

Dolce's Works

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Lodovico Dolce was a prolific editor and polymath born in Venice in 1508 to a prominent family that was active in the political life of the city. After the death of his father, Fantino, his education was ensured by rich and powerful family friends, such as the

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Leonardo Loredan (1438–1521) and members of the Cornaro family. The University of Padua’s literary studies guaranteed Dolce sufficient (albeit not abundant) financial means. He was able to sustain himself thanks to countless collaborations with various printers operating in Venice, which was the hothouse of the typographical industry during the sixteenth century; these printers included De’ Vitali, Bindoni and Pasini, Zoppino, Nicolini da Sabio, Navò, Marcolini, Manuzio, Sessa, Farri, Varisco, and, above all, and…

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Citation: Clerc, Sandra. "Lodovico Dolce". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 July 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13840, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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