Giuseppe Schirò Junior (1905 – 1984), was an Italian scholar and literary historian. Schirò was of

Arbëreshë Arbën/Arbër, from which derived Arbënesh/Arbëresh originally meant all Albanians, until the 18th century. Today it is used for different groups of Albanian origin, including: * Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name *Arbëres ...

descent. He was born in

Contessa Entellina Contessa Entellina () is a small ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy. Is located in the "Valle del Belìce" at above sea level in the mountains called ''Brinjat'', is situated 80 km from Palermo. The ...

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Sicily Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...

. He was referred as "junior" to distinguish him from the "Senior", the Arberesh poet Giuseppe Schirò (1865 – 1927). Schirò studied at the Corsini College in

San Demetrio Corone San Demetrio Corone ( Arbëreshë: ''Shën Mitri'') is a town and municipality in the Calabria region of Italy, at an altitude of 521 meters and with 3,387 inhabitants. The town is among the most important cultural centers of the Albanian communi ...

Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...

. He worked as a teacher in

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

and

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. Schirò's wrote on Albanian culture, the first work appeared in the 1940s. He is remembered in particular for his ''"Storia della letteratura albanese"'' ("History of Albanian Literature") published in

Firenze Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

in 1959, being one of the most reliable histories of

Albanian literature Albanian literature stretches back to the Middle Ages and comprises those literary texts and works written in Albanian language, Albanian. It may also refer to literature written by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and the Albanian diaspora particul ...

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1905 births 1984 deaths People from Contessa Entellina Italian people of Arbëreshë descent Italian male writers Writers from the Metropolitan City of Palermo {{Italy-writer-stub