Chiarini, Giuseppe (1833–1908)

Italian poet and critic. A distinguished scholar, he contributed greatly towards a broadening of contemporary Italian culture, particularly through his editorship of several literary magazines. His finest poems, which reveal the influence of Giosuè Carducci, are full of charm, especially In Memoriam (1875) and Lacrymae (1879).

Studi Shakespeariani (1896) is a collection of his papers on Shakespeare. He also translated the German poet Heinrich Heine in 1908 and edited works by Giacomo Leopardi and Ugo Foscolo.