Carlo Marenco (1800–1846) was an Italian dramatist.

Life

Marenco was born in Cassolnuovo, Lombardy. After studying law me devoted himself to writing. In order to generate income, Marenco applied for and obtained a public post connected with the Treasury Department of Savona. He died at Savona.

Works

As a writer, Carlo Marenco belongs to the

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with an elegant style and sentimental tragedies. He rejected the

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in his plays which adds to the ample plot development and characters being considered to be as lifelike as possible. For some of his tragedies he derived inspiration from

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, as in the "Pia de' Tolomei", the "

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", and the "Conte Ugolino". In the "Pia" there are traits of the

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and Susannah of the

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, combined with characteristics of a Dante-esque figure. Other plays bearing upon more or less historical personages include "Arnoldo da Brescia", "Berengario", "Arrigo di Svevia", and "Corradino".

References

;Attribution * The entry cites: **''Tragedie'' (Turin, 1837–44) **''Tragedie inedite'' (Florence, 1856)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marenco, Carlo 1800 births 1846 deaths Italian dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights 19th-century male writers