Luigi Pirandello

(1867–1936) Works: • A vilanza (la bilancia); Cappiddazzu paga tuttu (Italian) • Cappidazzu paga tuttu (Italian) • Come prima meglio di prima (Italian) • Enrico IV (Italian) • L’innesto (Italian) • L’umorismo (Italian) • La ragione degli altri (Italian) •…

Baruch Spinoza

Benedictus de Spinoza (1632–1677) Works: • A Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 1 (English) • A Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 2 (English) • A Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 3 (English) • A Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 4 (English) • Ethica (Dutch) • Ethics (English) •…

Matteo Maria Boiardo

(1441–1494) Matteo Maria Boiardo, Conte di Scandiano Works: • Orlando innamorato (Italian) • Orlando Innamorato (English) Born 1441 Scandiano (Italia) Died December 19 1494 Reggio Emilia (Italia) Occupation Poet Writer

Jean Racine

(1639–1699) Jean-Baptiste Racine Works: • Athaliah (English) • De Pleiters (Dutch) • Esther (English) • Esther (French) • Mithridate (French) • Phaedra (English) • Phaidra (Finnish) Racine in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) L’apothéose d’Homère 1827 Musée du Louvre, Paris  …

Pierre Corneille

(1606–1684) Works: • Cid (Finnish) • L’occasion perdue recouverte (French) • Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 1 (French) • Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 2 (French) • Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 3 (French) • Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome…

Jurists

• Montesquieu (1689-1755) • Tacitus (56-c.120 AD) • Vico, Giambattista (1668-1744)