Italian literature — is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian. Early… … Wikipedia
Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… … Universalium
Alessandro Manzoni — Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni Born 7 March 1785(1785 03 07) Milan, Italy1 Died 22 May 1873(1873 … Wikipedia
Sandro Pertini — Infobox President | name=Alessandro Pertini caption = order = VII President of the Italian Republic primeminister = Giulio Andreotti Francesco Cossiga Arnaldo Forlani Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani Bettino Craxi term start = July 9, 1978… … Wikipedia
MANZONI, ALESSANDRO — Italian poet and novelist, born at Milan; began a sceptic, but became a devout Catholic; wrote a volume of hymns, entitled Inni Sacri, and a tragedy, Adelchi, his masterpiece, and admired by Goethe, as also a prose fiction, I Promessi Sposi,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia