A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Gaetans, Aurora

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GAETANS, AURORA,

Of Saponara, in Calabria, born in 1669. From her earliest years she devoted herself to elegant literature. She had the good fortune to be instructed by the most illustrious men of her age, and to enjoy their friendship; such persons as Leonardo da Capua, il Calabrese, il Vico. She was much admired for her poetry, and belonged to the Accademia Arcadica, under the name of Lucinda Coritesea. She died in 1730. Her poems are to be found in the collection of Bergalli; they are written with delicacy and taste.