Guido Mazzoni (1859-1943) was an Italian

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Biography

Mazzoni was born in

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, and educated in

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and

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. In 1887 he became professor of

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, and in 1894 at

, where he remained until retirement in 1934. He was much influenced by

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, and became prominent both as prolific and well-read critic and as a poet of individual distinction. In 1910, he was elected a senator. In 1915, his son Carlo was taken prisoner by

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n forces; the father volunteered for combat duty in exchange, and participated in combat along the Isonzo River. His chief volumes of verse are ''Versi'' (1880), ''Nuove poesie'' (1886), ''Poesie'' (1891), ''Voci della vita'' (1893).

References

* * Amedeo Benedetti, '' Contributo alla biografia di Guido Mazzoni '', “Otto / Novecento”, a. XXXV (2011), n. 3, pp. 21–40.

External links

Guido Mazzoni Pamphlet Collection
David M. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzoni, Guido Italian poets Italian male poets 1859 births 1943 deaths