Antonio Fogazzaro
Antonio Fogazzaro | |
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Portrait of Antonio Fogazzaro, c. 1900 | |
| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 25 October 1896 – 7 March 1911 | |
| Monarch | Umberto I of Italy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1842 Vicenza, Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 7 March 1911 (aged 68) Vicenza, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy |
| Resting place | Cimitero Maggiore, Vicenza |
| Spouse |
Margherita Valmarana
(m. 1866) |
| Parent(s) | Mariano Fogazzaro and Teresa Barrera |
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| Writing career | |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Historical fiction, poetry |
| Subject | Religion, politics, history |
| Literary movement | Decadent movement |
| Years active | 1874–1911 |
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Antonio Fogazzaro (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo foɡatˈtsaːro]; 25 March 1842 – 7 March 1911) was an Italian novelist and proponent of Liberal Catholicism. Fogazzaro has been called "the most eminent Italian novelist since Manzoni." He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times. In Fogazzaro's work there is 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.