Accademia degli Intronati

The Accademia degli Intronati was a prominent literary and scholarly society in Siena. ^[1] It was founded between 1525 and 1527 as a gathering place for aristocracy, and was prominent by the 1550s.

The first publicly hosted event was the comic play Gl'ingannati , written collectively by the Intronatis. A characteristic of the Academy was its preference for comedy and the targeting of a female public. This distinguished the plays of the Academy's first wave of productions.

See also

• Commedia dell'Arte
• Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
• Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati

Lecture

• Shakespeare and the Women of the Intronati, Sky Gilbert, Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship

References

1. Elena Brizio, Il Dialogo de’ giuochi by Girolamo Bargagli and the Women of Siena: Culture, Independence, and Politics Women and Community in Early Modern Europe, Issue 15.1, 2018

Further reading

• Cerreta, Florindo (1960) Alessandro Piccolomini
• Costantini, L.P. (1928) L'Accademia degli Intronati di Siena e una sua commedia