He was the author of important works in which he demonstrated the emergence of Romance languages from Vulgar Latin and the also defined phonetic laws that highlight the correlation between certain Latin vowels and their equivalents in Tuscan.
He returned to Rome in 1581, and following Petrarch's model wrote a songbook of madrigals and sonnets for the noblewoman Hippolita Calcagni known as Fiamma, entitled Rime platoniche.[2] He travelled again in 1589, and in the same year wrote the Apologia delle donne under the name Infiammato. This marked his transition from Petrarchist poet to antiquarian and philologist.[1]
He moved to Siena and married Eufrasia Petroni. He was chosen as the tutor of Cosimo, son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, and in 1598, on the recommendation of Ferdinando, he was appointed to the chair of Tuscan language and 'perpetual archivist' of Siena. A scholar of heraldry, he reconstructed the family tree of some of the older Sienese families.[1] He actively dedicated himself to the study of grammar and linguistics, as well as the history of the Italian language.
Major worksedit
In 1601, he published the Treaty on the true origin, and the process, and the name of our language.[3] He made original use of epigraphic and literary evidence to argue that Latin evolved into the vernacular independently of the ‘barbarian’ invasions.[4] He appended to this publication a Trattato degli articoli e di alcune particelle della volgar lingua,[5] in which he explains the use of pronominalparticles, simple prepositions and articles; in the last case he demonstrates the derivation from the nominative case of Latin pronouns.[1] In 1604, he published The origins of common Tuscan speech,[6] in which he identified ten forces which determined the nature of the vernacular.[4]
In 1721, almost a hundred years after his death, Girolamo Gigli published a collection of his major works, plus the posthumous Degl'idiomi toscani.[7]
Cittadini, Celso (1601). Trattato della vera origine, e del processo, e nome della nostra lingua [Treaty on the true origin, and the process, and the name of our language] (in Italian). Venice: Giovanni Battista Ciotti.Cittadini, Celso (1604). Le origini della volgar toscana favella [The origins of common Tuscan speech] (in Italian). Siena: Salvestro Marchetti.
Cittadini, Celso (1721). Gigli, Girolamo (ed.). Opere di Celso Cittadini [The works of Celso Cittadini] (in Italian). Rome: Antonio de Rossi.
Other projectsedit
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celso, cittadini, april, 1553, march, 1627, italian, grammarian, philologist, cittadini, treatise, origins, tuscan, dialect, published, 1604, born, 1553, april, 1553rome, papal, statesdied29, march, 1627, 1627, aged, siena, grand, duchy, tuscanynationalityital. Celso Cittadini 1 April 1553 29 March 1627 was an Italian grammarian and philologist Celso CittadiniCittadini s treatise on the origins of the Tuscan dialect published in 1604 Born 1553 04 01 April 1 1553Rome Papal StatesDied29 March 1627 1627 03 29 aged 73 Siena Grand Duchy of TuscanyNationalityItalianOccupation s philologist university teacher linguist archivist antiquarianKnown forDemonstration that Romance languages emerged from Vulgar LatinSpouseEufrasia PetroniParent s Francesco Cittadini and Felice Cittadini nee Maddaleni Academic backgroundInfluencesDante Alighieri 1 Petrarch 1 Pietro Bembo 1 Claudio Tolomei 1 Lodovico Castelvetro 1 Academic workEraLate RenaissanceDisciplineItalian studiesInstitutionsUniversity of SienaInfluencedGirolamo Gigli 1 He was the author of important works in which he demonstrated the emergence of Romance languages from Vulgar Latin and the also defined phonetic laws that highlight the correlation between certain Latin vowels and their equivalents in Tuscan Contents 1 Biography 2 Major works 3 References 4 Sources 5 Other projectsBiography editCelso Cittadini was born in Rome into a family of noble origins which counted the poet Cecco Angiolieri among its ancestors He studied Greek and Latin languages and classics and travelled often As court secretary he moved from Rome first to Parma to work for Duke Ranuccio then to Urbino under Francesco Maria II Della Rovere and finally to Milan to Cardinal Federico Borromeo 1 He returned to Rome in 1581 and following Petrarch s model wrote a songbook of madrigals and sonnets for the noblewoman Hippolita Calcagni known as Fiamma entitled Rime platoniche 2 He travelled again in 1589 and in the same year wrote the Apologia delle donne under the name Infiammato This marked his transition from Petrarchist poet to antiquarian and philologist 1 He moved to Siena and married Eufrasia Petroni He was chosen as the tutor of Cosimo son of Ferdinando I de Medici and in 1598 on the recommendation of Ferdinando he was appointed to the chair of Tuscan language and perpetual archivist of Siena A scholar of heraldry he reconstructed the family tree of some of the older Sienese families 1 He actively dedicated himself to the study of grammar and linguistics as well as the history of the Italian language Major works editIn 1601 he published the Treaty on the true origin and the process and the name of our language 3 He made original use of epigraphic and literary evidence to argue that Latin evolved into the vernacular independently of the barbarian invasions 4 He appended to this publication a Trattato degli articoli e di alcune particelle della volgar lingua 5 in which he explains the use of pronominal particles simple prepositions and articles in the last case he demonstrates the derivation from the nominative case of Latin pronouns 1 In 1604 he published The origins of common Tuscan speech 6 in which he identified ten forces which determined the nature of the vernacular 4 In 1721 almost a hundred years after his death Girolamo Gigli published a collection of his major works plus the posthumous Degl idiomi toscani 7 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Formichetti 1982 Cittadini 1585 Cittadini 1601 a b Richardson 2002 Cittadini 1601 p 68 Cittadini 1604 Cittadini 1721 p 295 Sources editRichardson Brian 2002 Cittadini Celso In Hainsworth Peter ed The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature Oxford University Press Formichetti Gianfranco 1982 Cittadini Celso Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 26 Cironi Collegno in Italian Rome Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana ISBN 978 8 81200032 6 Cittadini Celso 1585 Rime platoniche Platonic rhymes in Italian Venice Cornelio Arriuabene Cittadini Celso 1601 Trattato della vera origine e del processo e nome della nostra lingua Treaty on the true origin and the process and the name of our language in Italian Venice Giovanni Battista Ciotti Cittadini Celso 1604 Le origini della volgar toscana favella The origins of common Tuscan speech in Italian Siena Salvestro Marchetti Cittadini Celso 1721 Gigli Girolamo ed Opere di Celso Cittadini The works of Celso Cittadini in Italian Rome Antonio de Rossi Other projects edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has images or other files associated with Celso Cittadini Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celso Cittadini amp oldid 1217400202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
