La reina di Scozia
work by Della Valle
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- In Federico Della Valle
The intensely lyrical La reina di Scozia (written in 1591; “The Queen of Scotland”) centres on Mary Stuart’s last hours, when, despite her longing to see again her native Scotland, she resigns herself to martyrdom. Against similar backgrounds of corrupt and ferocious courts, the biblical heroines of his…
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