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Episode 2022
Born Aron Hector Schmitz, the writer known as Italo Svevo was a prominent Italian-Austro-Hungarian businessman and modernist author who revolutionize…
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Alberto Moravia: Architect of the Existential Novel
Episode 2021
Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle, was a prominent Italian author and journalist whose work defined much of twentieth-century literature. His n…
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Dario Fo: The Life and Works of a Holy Jester
Episode 2020
This biography chronicles the life of Dario Fo, an influential Italian playwright, performer, and political activist who received the Nobel Prize in …
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Umberto Saba: The Life and Works of a Triestine Poet
Episode 2019
This biographical episode details the life and literary legacy of Umberto Saba, a prominent Italian poet and novelist born in Trieste. The text outli…
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Giacomo Leopardi: The Philosophy of Infinite Pessimism
Episode 2018
This episode outlines the life and legacy of Giacomo Leopardi, an influential 19th-century Italian poet and philosopher. It details his transition fr…
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Carlo Goldoni: The Architect of Italian Comedy
Episode 2017
This episode provides a comprehensive biography of Carlo Goldoni, a prominent eighteenth-century Italian playwright and librettist who fundamentally …
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Torquato Tasso: Life and Legacy of the Italian Poet
Episode 2016
This biographical episode chronicles the life and literary contributions of Torquato Tasso, a prominent sixteenth-century Italian poet celebrated for…
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Luigi Pirandello: The Architect of Absurdity
Episode 2015
This biography details the life and prolific career of Luigi Pirandello, an influential Italian author and Nobel Prize winner. Born in Sicily, Pirand…
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Gabriele D'Annunzio: The Poet, Soldier, and Proto-Fascist Duce
Episode 2014
This biography profiles Gabriele D'Annunzio, a prominent Italian literary figure, war hero, and political agitator who lived from 1863 to 1938. Know…
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Ivo Andrić: Nobel Laureate and Diplomatic Chronicler of Bosnia
Episode 2013
Ivo Andrić was a prominent Yugoslav author and diplomat who became the first and only person from his country to receive the Nobel Prize in Literatur…
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