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Also known as Giosue Carducci, Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci, Giosue Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci

Italian poet and literary critic (1835-1907)

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Giosuè Carducci was an Italian poet and literary critic who lived from 1835 to 1907 and became one of the most important literary figures of his time. He matters because his work helped shape modern Italian literature and he was recognized internationally, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1906

    “not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces”

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Instance of
human
Given name
Giuseppe
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Pietrasanta
Place of death
Pietrasanta
Occupation
philologist
Political party
Historical Far Left
Languages spoken
Italian
Religion
atheism
Academic degree
laurea
Image
Carducci.jpg
Residence
Casa Carducci
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Category:Giosuè Carducci
birth name
Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci
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place of burial
Certosa di Bologna
ethnic group
Italians
name in native language
Giosuè Carducci
date of death
1907-02-16
pseudonym
Delio Lunese
date of birth
1835-01-01
writing language
Italian
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Giosuè Carducci, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (27 July 1835 – 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher. He was noticeably influential, and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy. In 1906, he became the first Italian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy awarded him the prize "not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces."

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