Stefano Fioroni

Valentina Bonicelli (Universita degli Studi di Bologna)

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 1862
Died 23 Aug 1940
Activity c. 1880-1940

Places

Born in Italy
Active in Italy

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist
Poet
Theatre Director

Resources

Fioroni's Works

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Stefano Fioroni is one of the most important authors of the epic

maggio

, a traditional form of theater originating in Tuscany and the Emilia-Romagna region and whose earliest extant written sources date back to the late eighteenth century. Actors, called

maggiarini

, are nonprofessional and belong to theatrical companies named

compagnie

complessimaggistici

. The dramatic themes are usually inspired by medieval and Renaissance chivalric romances, in particular those

maggi

composed up until the early 1900s, which were mostly influenced by the works of Andrea da Barberino, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Ludovico Ariosto, and Torquato Tasso. There are also scripts about the lives of saints and martyrs or about regional and national history.

Fioroni was born in 1862 in Costabona, a hamlet located in

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Citation: Bonicelli, Valentina. "Stefano Fioroni". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 April 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14292, accessed 22 November 2024.]