Biography
A dual Italian investigation dispelled doubts about the existence of Christophe the Armenian.
Angelo Michele Piemontese's research in the Vatican archives unearthed a pass issued by Pope Julius III in 1552. This pass was issued to a masihi (Christian in Arabic) Armenian from Tabriz who had immigrated to Italy and was proficient in the Italian language, confirming Armeno's existence and linguistic abilities. [1]
Renzo Bragantini's findings in the Venice archives revealed an Armenian with a strong command of oriental languages. This individual was regularly employed as an interpreter by the Republic of Venice and had a close friendship with Giuseppe Tramezzino, the nephew of the publisher of the Peregrinaggio. This friendship sheds light on Armeno's social circle and his connection to the publisher. [2]
Therefore, it can be concluded that the Armenian and his friend Giuseppe were indeed the author-translators of the Persian collection. [3]
Serendipity is an unplanned fortunate discovery. Serendipity is a common occurrence throughout the history of product invention and scientific discovery.
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1557.
Giuseppe Felice Romani was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist between Metastasio and Boito.
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The Three Princes of Serendip is the English version of the story Peregrinaggio di tre giovani figliuoli del re di Serendippo, published by Michele Tramezzino in Venice in 1557. Tramezzino claimed to have heard the story from one Cristoforo Armeno, who had translated the Persian fairy tale into Italian, adapting Book One of Amir Khusrau's Hasht-Bihisht of 1302. The story first came to English via a French translation, and now exists in several out-of-print translations. Serendip is the Classical Persian name for Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
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We Believed is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the novel of the late art historian Anna Banti. Nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, the film was released in Italy on 12 November 2010.
Hrand Nazariantz was an Ottoman Armenian poet and translator who lived most of his life in Italy.
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Michelangelo Morlaiter was an Italian painter, active mainly in Venice. He was one of the founding members and professor of the Accademia di Scoltura, Pittura, ed Architettura Civile in Venice in 1766.
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Opprandino Arrivabene was an Italian journalist and patriot. A native of Mantua, he led a peripatetic life, living in Milan, Naples, Genoa, Turin, Florence and finally Rome where he died at the age of 79. He was a lifelong friend of the composer Giuseppe Verdi with whom he had a correspondence of over 200 letters spanning 50 years.
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