A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Campiglia, Maddalena

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4120129A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography — Campiglia, Maddalena

CAMPIGLIA, MADDALENA.

Was a native of Vicenza, and born in 1550. She was educated in a nunnery, and celebrated for her literary talents. She dedicated one of her works to Torquato Tassa, with whom she corresponded. She wrote, among other works, "Azione Dramatica," published in 1588. Her death occurred in 1595.