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Alcardo Alcardi

Verona, 1812 - 1878

BiographyBy the death of Count Alcardo Alcardi in month of July Italy has lost one of her genuine poets Endowed with a true love of and the observant eye of a landscape painter forte was descriptive writing although the of his great popularity lay in the national aspirations that were conspicuous in his earlier poems He was a native of Verona and his fervid practical as well as poetic won him the of two imprisonments in Austrian dungeons Canli Patrii Monte Circello and Lettere a Maria are among his best works His later writings less fire and freshness and never quite the fame of his youthful pieces After 1859 entered the Italian Parliament held the Chair Aesthetics in Florence became member of Upper Council of Education and a few years was raised to the dignity of Senator These offices distracted him from his art and he very little This is the more to be regretted in these days Italy is deluged with torrents of verse and could ill spare the notes of a real singer Alcardi beside being a general favourite in society was heartily loved by all who knew him for was a kind and generous nature and a helpful to all who sought his aid Linda Villari

Villari, Linda. The Academy, 1869-1902, 0269-333X; London Iss. 335, (Oct 5, 1878): 340-341. https://books.google.com/books?id=YG5RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA5-PA341&ots=8LSEq6PMQ2&dq=alcardi%20alcardo&pg=RA5-PA341#v=onepage&q=alcardi%20alcardo&f=false I.S. 7/11/2018

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