Giosuè 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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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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