Folgóre da San Gimignano

Folgore da San Gimignano [folˈɡoːre da san dʒimiɲˈɲaːno] (* around 1270 ; † around 1332 ) was a poet of the Tuscan language around the turn of the century. According to official papers from medieval San Gimignano , his real name was Jàcobo and was the son of a certain Michele. Not even the accent (and thus the meaning) of his nickname or nickname has been finally clarified; twice the poet calls himself Folgore in his sonnets : once the meter suggests the pronunciation Folgóre (= shine), once Fólgore (= lightning). Under this name, however emphasized, a total of 35 sonnets are handed down, including three of dubious attribution; the most famous of these are the 14 Month Sonnets ( Sonetti de 'mesi ).

His officially documented life dates are sparse: in 1295 he was paid for military services by the Republic of Siena, 1305–1306 by the free city of San Gimignano, which only lost its political, cultural and linguistic independence to Florence in 1353; accordingly, the Tuscan of Folgore seems to be influenced by Siena's dialect rather than Florentine.

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SURNAME	Folgóre da San Gimignano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jàcobo (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian poet
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1270
DATE OF DEATH	around 1332