Antonio Fogazzaro

Antonio Fogazzaro (March 25, 1842 - March 7, 1911) was an Italian novelist born in Vicenza from a rich family.

In 1864 he got a law degree in Torino. In Milano he followed the "scapigliatura" movement.

In 1869 he was back in Vicenza to work as lawyer, but he left this path very soon to write books full time.

In his works one finds a constant conflict between sense of duty and passions, faith and reason. In some cases this brings the tormented soul of characters into mystic experiences.

Fogazzaro found new interpretations in positivistics and evolutionistic theories, but because of this in 1905 the Roman Catholic Church banned the novels Il santo and Leila. He died six years later in his birthplace, Vicenza.

Table of contents

1 Writings:
2 Earliest English Editions:
3 See Also:

Writings:

1874, Miranda, verse romance
1876, Valsolda, lyrics collection
1881, Malombra, novel
1885, Daniele Cortis, novel
1888, Il mistero del poeta (tr. "The Poet Mystery"), novel
1887, Fedele, raccolta di racconti
1895, Piccolo mondo antico (tr. "Little Ancient World"), novel
1898, Discorsi, essay
1898, Scienza e dolore (tr. "Science And Suffering"), essay
1901, Il dolore nell'arte (tr. "Suffering In Art"), essay
1901, Piccolo mondo moderno (tr. "Little Modern World"), novel
1905, Il santo (tr. "The Saint"), novel
1910, Leila, novel

Earliest English Editions:

1901, The Sinner (Piccolo mondo moderno)
1906, The Patriot (Piccolo mondo antico)
1906, The Saint (Il santo)
1907, The Woman (Malombra)