Antonio Fogazzaro

Antonio Fogazzaro

Antonio Fogazzaro (25 March 1842 – 7 March 1911) was an Italian novelist.

Biography

Fogazzaro was born in Vicenza to a rich family.

In 1864 he got a law degree in Turin. In Milan he followed the "scapigliatura" movement.

In 1869 he was back in Vicenza to work as lawyer, but he left this path very soon to write books full time.

In his works one finds a constant conflict between sense of duty and passions, faith and reason. In some cases this brings the tormented soul of characters into mystic experiences. Arguably his masterpiece was "Piccolo Mondo Antico" (variously titled in English translations as The Patriot or as Little World of the Past). This well written novel is set in his beloved Valsolda on Lake Lugano, Italy, in the 1850s. It has delightful evocations of the landscape, and strong characterizations which reveal the inner psychological conflicts of the characters.

Fogazzaro was a deeply religious man but supported reform in the Catholic Church and toured Italy proposing to reconcile Darwin's theory of evolution with Christianity. He found new interpretations in positivist and evolutionist theories, but because of this in 1905 the Roman Catholic Church banned the novels "Il santo" and "Leila". He died six years later in his birthplace, Vicenza.

Works

Novels

* "Malombra" (1881)
* "Daniele Cortis" (1885)
* "Il mistero del poeta" ("The Poet Mystery", 1888)
* "Piccolo mondo moderno" ("Little Modern World", 1901)
* "Il santo" ("The Saint", 1905)
* "Leila" (1910)

Other works

* "Miranda" (1874, verse romance)
* "Valsolda" (1876, lyrics collection)
* "Fedele" (1887, short story collection)
* "Piccolo mondo antico" ("Little Ancient World", 1895)
* "Discorsi" (1898, essay)
* "Scienza e dolore" ("Science And Suffering", 1898, essay)
* "Il dolore nell'arte" ("Suffering in Art", 1901, essay)

External links

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* [http://www.intratext.com/Catalogo/Autori/AUT152.HTM Works by Antonio Fogazzaro] : text with concordances and frequency list
* [http://www.valeriodistefano.com/malombra.htm Concordances and Frequency Lists of "Malombra"]


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