Giuseppe Antonio Borgese

Giuseppe Antonio Borgese was an American and Italian writer, journalist, poet, literary critic, university teacher and playwright (1882–1952). He was born at Polizzi Generosa and died at Fiesole.

Also recorded as Giuseppe Borgese.

Giuseppe Antonio Borgese in brief

Born
1882
Died
1952
Known for
writer, journalist, poet, literary critic, university teacher, playwright and translator
Place of birth
Polizzi Generosa
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Giuseppe Borgese. His recorded languages were Italian and English.

He married Maria Freschi and Elisabeth Mann Borgese. 4 children are recorded: Leonardo Borgese, Giovanna Borgese, Marcel Deschamps and Dr. Dominica Borgese.

Formation and teaching

Giuseppe Antonio Borgese studied at University of Palermo and Istituto di Studi Superiori di Firenze. He trained under Giovanni Alfredo Cesareo.

Career and activity

Giuseppe Antonio Borgese worked in literary activity, opinion journalism, journalism, literary criticism and German studies.

He was employed by Sapienza University of Rome, University of Chicago, University of Turin, University of Milan and Accademia scientifico-letteraria (Milan, Italy). He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He worked at Turin, Milan, Rome and Chicago.

Catalogued works

15 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Rubè. Poesie inglesi. Lazzaro. Cinque diari americani (1928-1935). Italia e Germania. La nuova Germania (La Germania prima della guerra). L'Alto Adige contro l'Italia. L'Arciduca. Storia della critica romantica in Italia. Autunno di Costantinopoli. L'Italia e la nuova alleanza. Le poesie. Saggio sul "Faust". La nuova Germania. Una costituzione per il mondo.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

1. Borgese nella «terra quasi di nessuno», Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, un antifascista in America. 5. Carteggio Borgese – La Piana (1932–1952), Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, un antifascista in America. 3. Carteggio Borgese – Giorgio La Piana (1932–1952), Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, un antifascista in America. LA ILLUSIO DELLA GRANDE GUERRA IN RUBÈ DI GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BORGESE, Nuevas claves e interpretaciones en la cultura italiana., 2021. Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, Italica, 1973. Giuseppe Antonio Borgese negli Stati Uniti, Incontri: Rivista Europea di Studi Italiani, 2018. Emilio Lussu and Giuseppe Antonio Borgese: representing, analysing and testifying to fascism, Finzioni, 2025. Le ultime cause perse di Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, Laboratoire Italien, 2012. I progetti federalisti del Borgese americano, Italies, 2021. L’enfance à la campagne : entre mythe littéraire et enjeu politique, Italies, 2018. Les classiques français (re)traduits dans la « Biblioteca Romantica » (1930-1942) et le cas emblématique de Madame Bovary, Relief: Revue Électronique de Littérature Francaise, 2021. Il piano Marshall per le biblioteche. Libri americani nell’Università di Firenze dal dopoguerra agli anni Sessanta, JLIS.it, 2021. Las primeras interpretaciones de Michelstaedter (1910-1916), Zibaldone: Estudios Italianos, 2018.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (16339159-2). Those registers additionally record the form Fondo Giuseppe Antonio Borgese.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Il Regno, a. I n. 26 (22 maggio 1904) (1904) — Internet Archive. Il Regno, a. I n. 29 (12 giugno 1904) (1904) — Internet Archive. Hermes - Volume VII (maggio 1905) (1905) — Internet Archive. Leonardo a. I n. 9 (10 maggio 1903) (1903) — Internet Archive. Storia della critica romantica in Italia (1905) — Internet Archive. Il Regno, a. I n. 30 (19 giugno 1904) (1904) — Internet Archive. Il Regno, a. I n. 23 (01 maggio 1904) (1904) — Internet Archive. Leonardo a. I n. 4 (8 febbraio 1903) (1903) — Internet Archive. Der Marsch des Fascismus (1938) — Internet Archive. Il Regno, a. I n. 21 (17 aprile 1904) (1907) — Internet Archive. Hermes - Volume I (gennaio 1904) (1904) — Internet Archive. Cortili Di Milano (1978) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Giuseppe Antonio Borgese studied at University of Palermo and Istituto di Studi Superiori di Firenze. training under Giovanni Alfredo Cesareo is recorded. the recorded working language is Italian and English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity, opinion journalism and journalism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Turin, Milan and Rome. Employment is recorded with Sapienza University of Rome, University of Chicago and University of Turin. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Chronology

  1. 1882Giuseppe Antonio Borgese born at Polizzi Generosa.
  2. 1903Leonardo a. I n. 9 (10 maggio 1903) digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1904Il Regno, a. I n. 26 (22 maggio 1904) digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1904Il Regno, a. I n. 29 (12 giugno 1904) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1904Il Regno, a. I n. 30 (19 giugno 1904) digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1905Hermes - Volume VII (maggio 1905) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1905Storia della critica romantica in Italia digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1952Giuseppe Antonio Borgese died at Fiesole.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Giuseppe Antonio Borgese”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1528124: Giuseppe Antonio Borgese

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