Mario Stefani
Stefani was openly gay, and his poetry was some of the first Italian poetry to explore homosexuality. A selection of his poetry was translated into English by Anthony Reid and published in 1982 as No Other Gods. Alongside his poetry, Stefani taught classes in literature and wrote literary and art reviews.
Mario Stefani
- Name
- Mario Stefani
- Born
- 1938
- Birthplace
- Venice, Italy
- Died
- 4 March 2001
- Occupation
- Poet Mario Stefani (1938 – 4 March 2001) was an Italian poet.
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- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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He also presented a popular unscripted television show. In 2001, graffiti began appearing around Venice, featuring a quote of Stefani's: "Loneliness is not being alone; it's loving others to no avail". A month later, Stefani hanged himself in his kitchen. His $1 million estate was left to a fruit vendor whose young daughter had inspired his work. Details of his life were retold in John Berendt's 2005 book The City of Falling Angels.
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• Name — Mario Stefani • Born — 1938 • Birthplace — Venice, Italy • Died — 4 March 2001 • Place of death — Venice, Italy • Occupation — Poet Mario Stefani (1938 – 4 March 2001) was an Italian poet.
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Mario Stefani (1938 – 2001) was a poet. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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- 1.Il poeta che parla all'uomo. Intervista a Mario Stefani, culturagay.it, 16 maggio 2005. Edito originariamente in Babilonia, n.88, aprile 1991.
- 2.Angelo Ferracuti, Andare. Camminare. Lavorare.: L'Italia raccontata dai portalettere, Feltrinelli, 2015.
- 3.Valeri, D. Prefazione a Desiderio della vita, 1960.
- 4.Guidi, V. Ritratto in Poesie scelte, 1962.
- 5.Baseggio, C. Prefazione a Come el vento ne la laguna, 1968.
- 6.Palazzeschi, A. Prefazione a Il male di vivere, 1968.
- 7.Valeri, D. Prefazione a Un poco de tuto, 1969.
- 8.Longo, G. Prefazione a Libertà del prigioniero, 1970.
- 9.Titta Rosa, G. Prefazione a Elegie veneziane, 1971.
- 10.Corriere della Sera, 23 aprile 1970.
- 11.Micconi, R. Programma esecuzione liriche di Stefani, 1973.
- 12.Valeri, D. Prefazione a Poesie a un ragazzo, 1974.
- 13.Guidi, V. Prefazione a Il poeta assassinato, 1980.
- 14.Gigli, G. Prefazione a Epigrammi, 1981.
- 15.Pitts, M.; Reid, A. No Other Goods??, 1982.
- 16.Crovato, G. et al., Prefazioni a A debito della vita, 1984.
- 17.Stefani, M. Catalogo opere 1960-1994.
- 18.Bellezza, D. Prefazione a La mano nella carne, 1993.
- 19.Zambon, F. A debito della vita. Un poeta contemporaneo: Mario Stefani, 1989.
- 20.Konhauser, M. Programma Ostaria, 2000.
- 21.Premio Bergamo, 1971.
- 22.Premio Taormina, data incerta.
- 23.Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Fondo Mario Stefani, 2002.
- 24.Cogo, F. Mario Stefani e Venezia. Cronache di un grande amore, 2013.
- 25.Berendt, J. Dove cadono gli angeli, 2000.
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