WRITER

Giovanni Pascoli

1855 - 1912

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Giovanni Placido Agostino Pascoli (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈpaskoli]; 31 December 1855 – 6 April 1912) was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature in the late nineteenth century. Alongside Gabriele D'Annunzio, he was one of the greatest Italian decadent poets. The first publication of "Il Fanciullino" in 1897 reveals an intimate and introspective understanding of poetic sentiment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Pascoli has received more than 170,064 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Giovanni Pascoli is the 2,401st most popular writer (down from 2,337th in 2019), the 2,319th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,191st in 2019) and the 158th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 54.84

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.79

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Notable Works

Canti di Castelvecchio
1907
Primi poemetti
Accessible book
1907
Pomponia Graecina
1967
Myricae
Textual Criticism
1903
Poems
Criticism and interpretation, Italian poetry, Translations into Italian
1900
Poemi conviviali
1905
Myricae
Textual Criticism
1903
Poems
Criticism and interpretation, Italian poetry, Translations into Italian
1900
Primi poemetti
1907
Opere
1970
Poemi conviviali
1905
Canti di Castelvecchio
1907

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Giovanni Pascoli ranks 2,401 out of 7,302. Before him are Johann Jakob Bodmer, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Per Petterson, Jeremias Gotthelf, M. Karunanidhi, and Abu-l-'Atahiya. After him are Bion of Smyrna, Mikołaj Rej, Alonso de Ercilla, Kate Millett, Charles Maturin, and Vasile Alecsandri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Giovanni Pascoli ranks 44. Before him are Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, King C. Gillette, Eugène Boch, Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha, and Samad bey Mehmandarov. After him are Albert F. Mummery, James S. Sherman, David Bruce, Hermes da Fonseca, Paul Émile Appell, and Jean Lorrain. Among people deceased in 1912, Giovanni Pascoli ranks 54. Before him are Gustave de Molinari, Herman Bang, Jacques Futrelle, Eduard Strasburger, Archibald Gracie IV, and Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria. After him are James S. Sherman, George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg, Allan Octavian Hume, Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal, François-Alphonse Forel, and Ernest Duchesne.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Pascoli ranks 2,319 out of 5,161. Before him are Giampietrino (1495), Philip of Opus (-400), Amedeo Amadei (1921), Leonardo Donato (1536), Otto Orseolo (992), and Alvise I Mocenigo (1507). After him are Luigi Luzzatti (1841), Sikelgaita (1040), Il Pordenone (1484), Umberto Bossi (1941), Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat (1609), and Coppo di Marcovaldo (1225).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Giovanni Pascoli ranks 158. Before him are Indro Montanelli (1909), Niccolò de' Niccoli (1365), Tullia d'Aragona (1510), Salvadore Cammarano (1801), Luigi Illica (1857), and Ludovico di Varthema (1470). After him are Ugo Betti (1892), Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893), Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), Ottavio Rinuccini (1562), Ada Negri (1870), and Duris of Samos (-340).

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