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Italian literature is written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in other languages spoken in Italy , often languages that are closely related to modern Italian , including regional varieties and vernacular dialects .
Andrea Appiani, Vincenzo Monti, oil on canvas, 1809, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan . At the schools of the Somaschi and Barnabite priests, Manzoni received a classical education, based on the study of the great Latin and Italian classics: Virgil, Horace, Petrarch and Dante were among the most studied authors, [1] [2] and the neoclassicism then prevailing in Italian literary culture fostered its ...
Pages in category "Fictional Italian people in literature" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Italian book publishers (people) (24 P) Italian essays (1 C, 5 P) ... Pages in category "Italian literature" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 ...
Italian prosody is accentual and syllabic, much like English. However, in Italian all syllables are perceived as having the same length, while in English that role is played by feet. [1] The most common metrical line is the hendecasyllable, which is very similar to English iambic pentameter. Shorter lines like the settenario are used as well. [2]
In Standard Italian: a me piace or mi piace ("I like it"; literally, "it pleases me") In Tuscan: a me mi piace or a me mi garba ("I like it") This usage is widespread throughout the central regions of Italy, not only in Tuscany, and is often considered redundant and erroneous by language purists.
This is a list of notable Italian writers, including novelists, essayists, poets, and other people whose primary artistic output was literature. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Baldassare Castiglione, Count of Casatico (Italian: [baldasˈsaːre kastiʎˈʎoːne]; 6 December 1478 – 2 February 1529), [1] was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author. [2] Castiglione wrote Il Cortegiano or The Book of the Courtier, a courtesy book dealing with questions of the etiquette and morality of ...