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Giovanni Comisso
Giovanni Comisso (3 October 1895 – 21 January 1969) was an important Italian writer of the twentieth century, appreciated by Eugenio Montale, Umberto Saba, Gianfranco Contini and many others. Life Comisso was born in Treviso, where, during his adolescence, he met and got to know the sculptor Arturo Martini who introduced him to the writings of Arthur Rimbaud and Friedrich Nietzsche. In 1915, he enlisted in the telegraph Corps of Engineers and participated in the Great War. Together with Gabriele d’Annunzio, he took part in the Fiume enterprise (1919–1920), an experience that would be fundamental to his development as a writer. The following years were years of travel, both along the Adriatic aboard a sailing ship with the sailors of Chioggia, and in Europe and North Africa on behalf of a number of important newspapers. He lived for long periods in Paris, between 1927 and 1928, with his friend the painter Filippo De Pisis.Comisso, Il mio sodalizio con Filippo De Pisis, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treviso
Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (''le Mura'') or in the historical and monumental center; some 80,000 live in the urban center while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. The city is home to the headquarters of clothing retailer Benetton Group, Benetton, Sisley, Stefanel, Geox, Diadora and Lotto Sport Italia, appliance maker De'Longhi, and bicycle maker Pinarello. Treviso is also known for being the original production area of Prosecco wine and radicchio, and is thought to have been the origin of the popular Italian dessert Tiramisù. History Ancient era Some believe that Treviso derived its name from the Celtic word "tarvos" mixed with the Latin ending "isium" forming "Tarvisium", of the tarvos. Tarvos means bull in Celtic mytho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Isnenghi
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed after the setting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Damiani
Rolando may refer to: Entertainment *''Rolando'', a 2008 puzzle-adventure video game *'' Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid'', a 2009 puzzle-adventure video game *"Rolando", a song by Roland Kirk from the album ''Domino'' People *Rolando (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian given name *Rolando (footballer) (born 1985), Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca *Gloria Rolando (born 1953), Cuban filmmaker and screenwriter *Luigi Rolando (1773–1831), Italian anatomist Places *Rolando, San Diego, US See also *Central sulcus, originally called the "fissure of Rolando" or the "Rolandic fissure" *Roland (other) *Ronaldo (other) Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries. People Notable people known as Ronaldo include: As ... {{disambig it:Rolando sl:Rolando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaele La Capria
Raffaele La Capria (3 October 1922 – 26 June 2022) was an Italian novelist and screenwriter. His second novel, '' The Mortal Wound'' (''Ferito a morte''), won Italy's most prestigious award, the Strega Prize, and is today considered a classic of Italian literature. Sandro Veronesi referred to it as "the best Italian novel of all time". Biography La Capria was born in Naples, where he was to spend the formative years of his life. There he graduated in law, before staying in France, England, and the United States and then settling in Rome. He contributed to the cultural pages of the '' Corriere della Sera'' and was co-director of the literary journal ''Nuovi Argomenti''. A particular interest was English poetry of the 1930s: as well as writing numerous articles he translated works including T. S. Eliot's ''Four Quartets''. In the 1950s he wrote and produced a number of radio programmes for RAI on foreign contemporary drama. In 1957 La Capria was invited to participate in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Parise
Goffredo Parise (8 December 1929 in Vicenza – 31 August 1986 in Treviso) was an Italian writer, journalist, and screenwriter. He won the Viareggio Prize in 1965 for his novel ''Il padrone'' ''(The Boss)'' and the Strega Prize in 1982 for ''Sillabario n.2''. Works *''The Dead Boy and the Comets'', translated by Marianne Ceconi, New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953 *''Don Gastone and the Ladies'', trans. by Stuart Hood, New York: Knopf, 1955 *''The Boss'', trans. by William Weaver, New York: Knopf, 1966 *''Solitudes'', trans. by Isabel Quigly, introduction by Natalia Ginzburg, New York: Vintage, 1982 *''Abecedary'', trans. by James Marcus, Marlboro, Vt.: Marlboro Press, 1990 *''The Smell of Blood'', trans by John Shepley, Evanston, Ill.: Marlboro Press/Northwestern, 2003 Selected filmography * ''Boccaccio '70'' (1962) * '' La cuccagna'' (1962) * '' Careless'' (1962) * '' Agostino'' (1962) * ''Oggi, domani, dopodomani ''Kiss the Other Sheik'' ( it, Oggi, domani, do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruggero Jacobbi
Ruggero (), the Italian equivalent of Roger, may refer to: * Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily *Ruggero Berlam (1854–1920), Italian architect *Ruggero Bonghi (1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician *Ruggero Borghi (born 1970), former Italian professional road bicycle racer *Ruggero Cobelli (1838–1921), Italian entomologist *Ruggero Deodato (born 1939), controversial Italian film director, actor and screenwriter, best known for directing horror films *Ruggero Ferrario (born 1897), Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling *Ruggero J. Aldisert (born 1919), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit *Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919), Italian opera composer *Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei (1811–1883), Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Ruggero Maccari (1919–1989), Italian screenwriter *Ruggero Maregatti (1905–1963), Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres *Ruggero Marzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mursia
''Mursia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species: * ''Mursia africana'' Galil, 1993 * ''Mursia armata'' De Haan, 1837 * ''Mursia aspera'' Alcock, 1899 * ''Mursia aurorae'' Galil & Ng, 2009 * ''Mursia australiensis'' Campbell, 1971 * ''Mursia baconaua'' Galil & Takeda, 2004 * ''Mursia balguerii'' Desbonne ''in'' Desbonne & Schramm, 1867 * ''Mursia bicristimana'' Alcock & Anderson, 1895 * ''Mursia buwaya'' Galil & Takeda, 2004 * ''Mursia coseli'' Crosnier, 1997 * ''Mursia cristiata'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 * ''Mursia cristimanus'' De Haan, 1837 * ''Mursia curtispina'' Miers, 1886 * ''Mursia danigoi'' Galil, 1993 * ''Mursia diwata'' Galil & Takeda, 2004 * ''Mursia flamma'' Galil, 1993 * ''Mursia hawaiiensis'' Rathbun, 1894 * ''Mursia longispina'' Crosnier, 1997 * ''Mursia mameleu'' Galil & Takeda, 2004 * ''Mursia mcdowelli'' Manning & Chace, 1990 * ''Mursia microspina'' Davie & Short, 1989 * ''Mursia minuta'' Spiridonov & Apel, 2007 * ''Mursia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libri Scheiwiller
Libri may refer to: People * Domenico Libri, an Italian criminal * Girolamo dai Libri, an Italian illuminator * Francesco dai Libri, an Italian illuminator, father of Girolamo dai Libri * Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, a 19th-century Italian count and infamous book thief Books * Libri Carolini, composed on the command of Charlemagne * Libri Feudorum, a twelfth-century collection, originating in Lombardy, of feudal customs * Libri of Aleister Crowley is a list of texts mostly written or adapted by Aleister Crowley Other * Libri Prohibiti Libri Prohibiti is a nonprofit, private, independent, archival research library located in Prague, Czech Republic that collects samizdat and exile literature. The organization is maintained and run by Jiří Gruntorád and includes more than 29,20 ..., a nonprofit, private, independent, archival research library located in Prague, Czech Republic * '' Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services'', a journal founded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Ferrero
Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely based on the novel * Hurricane Ernesto (other), several hurricanes or People *Ernesto Abella, Filipino businessman, politician, and writer *Ernesto Aguero (born 1969), Cuban weightlifter *Ernesto Alonso (1917–2007), Mexican actor, director, cinematographer, and producer *Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha (born 1990), Thai footballer *Ernesto Basile (1857–1932), Italian architect *Ernesto Cesàro (1859–1906), Italian mathematician *Ernesto De Curtis (1875–1937), Italian composer *Ernesto Farías (born 1980), Argentine footballer *Ernesto Figueiredo (born 1937), also known as "Ernesto", Portuguese footballer * Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928–1967), also known as "El Che" or "Che Guevara" *Ernesto Geisel (1908-1996), Brazilian pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Mauri
Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor *Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Italian painter *Paolo Buggiani (born 1933), Italian contemporary artist *Paolo Carosone (born 1941), Italian painter and sculptor *Paolo Moranda Cavazzola (1486–1522), Italian painter *Paolo Farinati (c. 1524–c. 1606), Italian painter *Paolo Fiammingo (c. 1540–1596), Flemish painter *Paolo Domenico Finoglia (c. 1590–1645), Italian painter *Paolo Grilli (1857–1952), Italian sculptor and painter *Paolo de Matteis (1662–1728), Italian painter *Paolo Monaldi, Italian painter *Paolo Pagani (1655–1716), Italian painter *Paolo Persico (c. 1729–1796), Italian sculptor *Paolo Pino (1534–1565), Italian painter *Paolo Gerolamo Piola (1666–1724), Italian painter *Paolo Porpora (1617– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Piovene
Guido Piovene (27 July 1907 – 12 November 1974) was an Italian writer and journalist. Biography Born in Vicenza into a noble family, Piovene graduated in philosophy in Milan and then devoted himself to journalism, notably collaborating with '' Corriere della Sera'', '' La Stampa'' and '' Il Tempo''. He took part in the anti-fascist resistance with the Movimento Comunista d'Italia. According to Felice Chilanti's daughter, he wrote the statutes for its youth association ''COBA'' (so named in homage to Joseph Stalin's youthful pseudonym). His 1970 novel ''Le stelle fredde'' (''The Cold Stars'') won the Strega Prize. In 1974 he co-founded the newspaper ''Il Giornale'' with Indro Montanelli Indro Alessandro Raffaello Schizogene Montanelli (; 22 April 1909 – 22 July 2001) was an Italian journalist, historian and writer. He was one of the fifty World Press Freedom Heroes according to the International Press Institute. A volunte .... References Further reading * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premio Strega
The Strega Prize ( it, Premio Strega ) is the most prestigious Italian literary award. It has been awarded annually since 1947 for the best work of prose fiction written in the Italian language by an author of any nationality and first published between 1 May of the previous year and 30 April. History In 1944 Maria and Goffredo Bellonci started to host a literary salon at their home in Rome. These Sunday gatherings of writers, artists and intellectuals grew to include many of the most notable figures of Italian cultural life. The group became known as the ''Amici della Domenica'', or ‘Sunday Friends’. In 1947 the Belloncis, together with Guido Alberti, owner of the firm which produces the Strega liqueur, decided to inaugurate a prize for fiction, the winner being chosen by the Sunday friends. The activities of the Bellonci circle and the institution of the prize were seen as marking a tentative return to ‘normality’ in Italian cultural life: a feature of the reconstructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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