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1. Gian Giorgio Trissino

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   The Castellano and Vernacular Theory
   Trissino was a dedicated proponent of the Florentine dialect (Tuscan) as the ideal standard for written Italian, though his efforts were often hampered by his own rigid adherence to classical metric structures. His major vernacular work, Il Castellano (published posthumously, 1551), is a didactic dialogue intended to establish rules for poetic composition in Italian.
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