Luigi Pulci
August 15, 1432 –November 11, 1484
Poet, Diplomat, Writer
Lived 52 years
- Born in
- Florence
- Passed away in
- Padua
Luigi Pulci (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈpultʃi]; 15 August 1432 – 11 November 1484) was an Italian diplomat and poet best known for his Morgante, an epic and parodistic poem about a giant who is converted to Christianity by Orlando and follows the knight in many adventures.
Notable works: Morgante, Il Ciriffo Calvaneo, La giostra di Lorenzo de' Medici, Rime, Beca da Dicomano
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Pulci