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Vittorio Alfieri
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Italian noble, dramatist and poet (1749–1803)
Vittorio Alfieri was an Italian nobleman and writer from the 18th century who became famous for his plays and poetry. He is considered an important figure in Italian literature for helping to shape the dramatic and poetic styles of his era.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 16 January 1749
- Died
- 8 October 1803
- Works
- 275
Top works
- Opere postume di Vittorio Alfieri
- Opere di Vittorio Alfieri ristampate nel primo centenorio della sua morte ...
- Filippo
- Mirra
- Tragedie scelte di Vittorio Alfieri
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Italy
- Active from
- 1749
- Active to
- 1803
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14
- Total plays
- 126
Count Vittorio Alfieri (16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy." Alfieri was born at Asti in Piedmont. His father died when he was very young, and he was brought up by his mother, who married a second time, until, at the age of ten, he was placed in the academy of Turin. After a year at the academy, he went on a short visit to a relative at Coni (mod. Cuneo). During his stay there he composed a sonnet chiefly borrowed from lines in
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Quotes
- “Volli, sempre volli, fortissimamente volli.”
- “Non nella pena,Nel delitto è la infamia.”
- “Usurpator diffida Di tutti sempre.”
- “A giurar presti i mentitor son sempre.”
- “Ove son leggi,Tremar non dee chi leggi non infranse.”
- “J'avais vu les grands, mais je n'avais pas vu les petits.”
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Vittorio Alfieri, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
When the sun of Rome leaves seven packages; Seasonal Sturgeon/Alfieri, Ma Mo Sta; Sismi, Martelli; Claudio Villa
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Encyclopedic overview
Count Vittorio Amedeo Alfieri (/ˌælfiˈɛəri/, also US: /ɑːlˈfjɛri/, Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo alˈfjɛːri]; 16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy." He wrote nineteen tragedies, sonnets, satires, a notable autobiography, and translated Virgil and other works from Latin and Greek. Alfieri's work exerted a profound influence on British Romantic poetry.
Early life
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