Carducci, Giosuè (1835-1907)| Italian poet and critic. His revolutionary Inno a Satana/Hymn to Satan (1865) was followed by several other volumes of verse, in which his nationalist sympathies are apparent. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1906. |
| He was professor of Italian literature at Bologna 1860-1904, and won distinction through his lecturing, critical work, and poetry. Both as a poet and as a scholar, Carducci embodied the feelings and ideals of the Italian ruling class after unification. His main concern was to prove that Italy's former literary tradition could provide the background for developing a new culture which would gain Italy international respect. |
| The influence of European Romantic authors is noticeable in Giambi ed epodi (1867-69), a collection of poems where autobiographical elements often reach high epic tones. Of a more intimate and realistic nature are Rime nuove/New Rhymes (1861-87), where Carducci conveys most successfully his sense of deep nostalgia for his own, and Italy's, past. |
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