Emilio Praga
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| Born | 18 December 1839 Milan |
| Died | 26 December 1875 (aged 36) Milan |
| Nationality | Italian |
Emilio Praga (18 December 1839 – 26 December 1875) was an Italian writer, painter, poet, and librettist.[1] He is the father of the artist Marco Praga. He belongs to the artistic movement Scapigliatura and Lombard line.
Biography
[edit]Born to a wealthy Milanese family, Praga destroyed himself largely through alcohol and drugs after his father's death plunged the family into poverty. He had been a painter before turning to poetry with Tavolozza (1862). He became a leading presence in the Milanese Scapigliatura, writing its artistic manifesto with Camillo Boito in 1864. He published stories and libretti, as well as the poems of Penombre (1864) and Fiabe e leggende (1867). A novel, Memorie di un presbiterio, was completed after his death by Roberto Sacchetti.
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Le madri galanti, 1863 -
Penombre, 1864 -
Fiabe e leggende, 1867 -
Memorie del presbiterio, 1881
References
[edit]- ^ Marrone, Gaetana (2007). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1490–1492. ISBN 978-1-57958-390-3.
External links
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Media related to Emilio Praga at Wikimedia Commons- Works by Emilio Praga at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Emilio Praga at the Internet Archive
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