Domenico Tempio
Domenico Tempio (1750–1821) was an Italian writer who mainly wrote in the Sicilian language or dialect. During his lifetime, he was considered a major poet, and was much praised, but after his death his work was largely forgotten, until a reawakening of interest following the second world war. His poem La Caristia ("The famine"), describing a famine and rioting in Catania in 1797–98, is regarded as his major work.
Domenico Tempio
- Name
- Domenico Tempio
- Born
- 22 August 1750
- Birthplace
- Catania
- Died
- 4 February 1821
- Spouse
- Francesca Longo
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages
- Italian
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Domenico Tempio (1750–1821) was an Italian writer who mainly wrote in the Sicilian language or dialect. During his lifetime, he was considered a major poet, and was much praised, but after his death his work was largely forgotten, until a reawakening of interest following the second world war. His poem La Caristia ("The famine"), describing a famine and rioting in Catania in 1797–98, is regarded as his major work.
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• Name — Domenico Tempio • Born — 22 August 1750 • Birthplace — Catania • Died — 4 February 1821 • Place of death — Catania • Language — Italian/Sicilian • Spouse — Francesca Longo • Children — one daughter
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• Operi di Duminicu Tempiu catanisi (1814-1815) is a collection of his poetry, edited by Francesco Strano. The best-known poems are L'Odi l'Ignuranza Supra, The Maldicenza sconfitta, Veru Piaciri Lu, The Mbrugghereidi, The Numi Scerra di li, Lu cuntrastu allayed, Paci di Marcuni, Li and Li Pauni Nuzzi. • La Caristia (1848), is his most important work, published posthumously by Vincenzo Percolla. It is a poem in twenty cantos. • Tempio di Domenico Poesie (1874) is the second edition of his works, with many additions. • Erotic poetry was collected in 1926 by Raffaele Corso Di Vincenzo and by Maria and Santo Cali in 1970.
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1750
Domenico Tempio was born on 22 August 1750.
1821
Domenico Tempio died on 4 February 1821.
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- 1.Domenico Tempio in Enciclopedia di Catania, www.cormorano.net.
- 2.Tempio, Domenico. Poems and fables. Legas. 17. 1 Oct 2010. 978-1-881901-68-6.
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