Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Alessandro Manzoni. Show all posts

30 March 2020

Rimini Proclamation

Opening statement of the Risorgimento came from a Frenchman Murat's Rimini Proclamation is seen as the rallying call for the Riso...

15 March 2019

Cesare Beccaria - jurist and criminologist

Enlightened philosopher seen as father of criminal justice Cesare Beccaria became part of the literary circle in 18th century Milan ...

6 January 2019

Baldassare Verazzi - painter

Piedmontese artist famous for image of uprising in Milan Verazzi's Episodio delle Cinque Giornate (Combattimento a Palazzo Litta)...

14 June 2018

Salvatore Quasimodo - Nobel Prize winner

Civil engineer wrote poetry in his spare time Salvatore Quasimodo is one of six Italians to win the Nobel Prize in Literature Salvat...

10 December 2017

Errico Petrella – opera composer

Sicilian whose popularity drew scorn from rivals Errico Petrella's operas enjoyed great popularity in Italy in the 1850s and 18...

4 February 2017

Eugenio Corti - soldier and writer

Author drew on his experiences on the front line Eugenio Corti Eugenio Corti, the writer most famous for his epic 1983 novel The R...

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