Giovanni Marradi (1852–1922) was an Italian poet born at

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and educated at

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and

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. At the latter place he started with others a short-lived review, the ''Nuovi Goliardi'', which made a literary sensation. He became a teacher at various colleges, and eventually an educational inspector in

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. Marradi was much influenced by

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, and became known not only as a critic but as a charming descriptive poet, his principal volumes of verse being ''Canzone moderne'' (1870), ''Fantasie marnie'' (1881), ''Canzoni e fantasie'' (1853), ''Ricordi lirici'' (1884), ''Poesie'' (1887), ''Nuovi canti'' (1891) and ''Ballate moderne'' (1895). He is the great-grandfather of the

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musician Giovanni Marradi.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marradi, Giovanni 1852 births 1922 deaths People from Livorno Italian poets Italian male poets