Arcadian Academy
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The Arcadian Academy was an influential Italian literary society founded in Rome in 1690 that promoted classical simplicity and reform in poetry and letters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Accademia dell’Arcadia | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academy of letters
ⓘ
literary society ⓘ |
| aimedTo | purify Italian language in literature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Accademia degli Arcadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Accademia dell’Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic cultural milieu in Italy
ⓘ
Roman intellectual life ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
ⓘ
literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1690 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genrePromoted |
classical lyric poetry
ⓘ
pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme | idealized pastoral Arcadia ⓘ |
| hasMotto | return to simplicity and nature in poetry ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure |
division into regional colonies
ⓘ
pastoral pseudonyms for members ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| influenced |
European academies of letters
ⓘ
Italian 18th‑century poetry ⓘ Italian literary classicism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman classical literature
ⓘ
classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| languageOfActivity | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| movement | Arcadianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Carlo Goldoni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gian Vincenzo Gravina NERFINISHED ⓘ Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludovico Antonio Muratori NERFINISHED ⓘ Metastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Baroque literary style ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of classical simplicity in literature
ⓘ
reform of poetry and letters ⓘ |
| status | historical institution ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | learned society ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Accademia dell’Arcadia