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Paolo Emiliani Giudici (13 June 1812 – 8 September 1872), Italian writer, was born in the small town of
Storia della letteratura italiana
1844) was a significant success. He gained appointment in 1848 he became professor of Italian literature atRivista europea
Volume 1; Volume 4, Part 1, page 177. and resigning 1862) and secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts at
Paolo Emiliani Giudici (13 June 1812 – 8 September 1872), Italian writer, was born in the small town of Mussomeli
Mussomeli (''Mussumeli'' in Sicilian) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.
History
Mussomeli is claimed to have been founded in the 14th century by Manfredo III Chiaramonte with the name Manfredi, but later ...
, in central Sicily
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, Italy.
Biography
Paolo initially was educated by tutors, until entering the Dominican convent of San Zita in Palermo. However, over the years his superiors noted he was far more interested in artistic and political interests, and he separated from the order in 1840. Unable to find a position in Sicily, and increasingly upsetting the authorities for his friendship with anti-bourbon Sicilians, he went into exile in Tuscany. There he was formally adopted by Annibale Emiliani, also in exile from Sicily. His publications of ''History of Italian Literature''Storia della letteratura italiana
1844) was a significant success. He gained appointment in 1848 he became professor of Italian literature at
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...
, but after a few months was deprived of the chair on account of his liberal views in politics and religion. On the creation of the new Kingdom of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...
he became professor of aesthetics (replacing Giovanni Battista Niccolini
Giovanni Battista Niccolini (29 October 1782 – 20 September 1861) was an Italian poet and playwright of the Italian unification movement or Risorgimento.
Life
In 1782, Niccolini was born in Bagni San Giuliano to a family of limited means. He ...
Volume 1; Volume 4, Part 1, page 177. and resigning 1862) and secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts at
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
, and in 1867 was elected to the chamber of deputies, representing a district in Sicily.
He held a prominent place as an historian, his works including a ''Storia del teatro'' (1860), and ''Storia dei comuni italiani'' (1861), besides a translation of ''Macaulay's History of England'' (1856).
In December 1862, in Tonbridge
Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population ...
he married a wealthy Englishwoman Ann Alsager. FOr the next decade, he mainly resided in England, travelling with his wife through Europe. He died at Tonbridge on 8 September 1872.
References
;Attribution * **''A Life'' appeared at Florence in 1874. {{DEFAULTSORT:Giudici, Paolo Emiliani 1812 births 1872 deaths People from Mussomeli 19th-century Italian historians Academics from Sicily