Angelo Brofferio (6 December 1802 – 25 May 1866) was a Piedmontese and Italian poet and politician, active during the period of Italian unification.[1]

Angelo Brofferio
Angelo Brofferio, 1848
Personal details
Born(1802-12-06)6 December 1802
Castelnuovo Calcea, French Republic
Died25 May 1866(1866-05-25) (aged 63)
Minusio, Swiss Confederation
Alma materUniversity of Turin
ProfessionPoet, politician, writer

Literary works edit

Brofferio was known as "the Piemotic Béranger". His poem entitled Canzoni piemontesi, written in Piedmontese, is among his most noteworthy works.

 
Bust of Angelo Brofferio at the Pincian Hill in Rome

Tragedies edit

  • Su morre
  • Eudossia
  • Idomeneo
  • Vitige re dei Goti
  • Il vampiro
  • Mio cugino
  • Salvator Rosa
  • Il tartufo politico

Other works edit

  • Tradizioni italiane
  • Scene elleniche
  • Storia delle rivoluzioni italiane dal 1821 al 1848
  • Storia del Piemonte dal 1814 ai giorni nostri
  • Storia del parlamento subalpino
  • I miei tempi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pugno, Federico (1868). Angelo Brofferio (in Italian). Torino: A. Antonio.

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