Sannazzaro (English spelling) Iacopo Sannazzaro

Japanese: サンナザーロ（英語表記）Iacopo Sannazzaro

1456?-1530
He was one of the leading poets of humanist literature during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Naples and served the Aragonese royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Naples. In 1501, when King Federico was deposed from the throne due to betrayal by his own family and took refuge in France, he accompanied him and lived out his life there. In Naples, he was an active member of the Pontano Academy, an association of humanists. He was fond of Latin poetry and wrote works such as The Fisherman's Song (a reworking of the cattle-driving song to fishermen in the Bay of Naples) and The Birth of Virgil.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1456？‐1530
イタリア･ルネサンス期の，人文主義文学を代表する詩人の一人。ナポリに生まれ，ナポリ王国を支配していたアラゴン王家に仕えた。1501年フェデリコ王が身内の裏切りのため王位を追われ，フランスに身を寄せると，これに随行して節を全うした。ナポリでは人文主義者ポンターノの集い(アカデミア)の有力会員として活躍，ラテン詩文に親しみ，自分も《漁夫の歌》(牛追いの歌をナポリ湾の漁夫に趣向をかえたもの)，《ウェルギリウスの誕生》などを書いた。

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