Adolfo Albertazzi
1865–1924
Biography
Adolfo Albertazzi was an Italian writer, born in Bologna on 8 September 1865, and he died in the same city on 10 May 1924. He was a disciple, friend and biographer of the poet Giosuè Carducci and a central figure in the Carducci circle in Bologna. He taught at schools in Mantua and Foggia and finally at the Pier Crescenzi institute in Bologna, and he wrote regularly for the Bologna newspaper Il Resto del Carlino.
He was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, critical studies and children's books. His novels include La contessa d'Almond (1894) and In faccia al Destino (1906), and his critical work included studies of Tasso and Foscolo. His short stories, written in the realist taste of the period and partly in the manner of Maupassant, mix an ironic tone with lyrical moments. He also edited works by Carducci, Tommaseo, Oriani and Tassoni. Critics were divided about him: some praised him highly, while others thought he had talent and learning but not the temperament to match.
The site holds his Vecchie storie d'amore (Old Love Stories), which the site credits to him. The Italian article lists his novels, essays, stories and children's books, and it is the place to see how this title fits into a long and varied career.
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Books
Vecchie storie d'amore
by Adolfo Albertazzi
Twelve love stories set in the castles, convents and city streets of medieval and Renaissance Italy, retold in the manner of the old novellieri. Squires, knights, friars and ladies chase passion and pay for it, and a closing section sets out the chronicles and tales the author…
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