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Gabriele d'Annunzio

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General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso OMS CMG MVM (UK: /dæˈnʊntsioʊ/,[1] US: /dɑːˈnuːn-/,[2] Italian: [ɡabriˈɛːle danˈnuntsjo]; 12 March 1863 – 1 March 1938), sometimes written d'Annunzio,[3] was an Italian writer, poet, journalist and playwright. He was nicknamed "Il Vate" (The Poet) and "Il Profeta" (The Prophet) and he was associated with the Decadent movement.

Works

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Gabriele d'Annunzio, Il Libro delle Vergini, Carabba, 1917
Gabriele d'Annunzio, L'armata d'Italia, Carabba, 1916
Gabriele d'Annunzio, Primo vere, Carabba, 1913

Novels

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  • Il piacere (1889)
  • Giovanni Episcopo (1891)
  • L'innocente (1892)
  • Il trionfo della morte (The Triumph of Death, 1894)
  • Le vergini delle rocce (The Maidens of the Rocks, 1895)
  • Il fuoco ( The Flame of Life: A Novel, 1900)
  • Forse che sì forse che no (1910)

Tragedies

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  • La città morta (The Dead City: a Tragedy, 1899).
  • La Gioconda (Gioconda, 1899).
  • Francesca da Rimini (1902).
  • L'Etiopia in fiamme (1904).
  • La figlia di Jorio (1904).
  • La fiaccola sotto il moggio (1905).
  • La nave (1908).
  • Fedra (1909).

Short story collections

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  • Terra vergine (1882)
  • Le novelle della Pescara (1884–1886)

Poetry collections

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  • Primo vere (1879)
  • Canto novo (1882)
  • Poema paradisiaco (1893)
  • The five books of Laudi del cielo, del mare, della terra e degli eroi (1903–1912)
    • Maia (Canto Amebeo della Guerra)
    • Elettra
    • Alcyone
    • Merope
    • Asterope (La Canzone del Quarnaro)
  • Ode alla nazione serba (1914)

Notes

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  1. ↑ "d'Annunzio, Gabriele". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "D'Annunzio". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ↑ As he used to sign himself (Guglielmo Gatti, Vita di Gabriele d'Annunzio, Firenze, 1956, pp. 1–2).
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