Angelo Brofferio

{{short description|Italian poet and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Angelo Brofferio

| image = Ritratto di Angelo Brofferio, 1848 - Accademia delle Scienze di Torino - Ritratti 0134 B.jpg

| caption = Angelo Brofferio, 1848

| birth_date = {{birth date|1802|12|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Castelnuovo Calcea, French Republic

| death_date = {{death date and age|1866|5|25|1802|12|6|df=y}}

| death_place = Minusio, Swiss Confederation

| alma_mater = University of Turin

| profession = Poet, politician, writer

| spouse = Felicie Perret

}}

Angelo Brofferio (6 December 1802 – 25 May 1866) was a Piedmontese and Italian poet and politician, active during the period of Italian unification.{{Cite book |author=Pugno, Federico |date=1868 |title=Angelo Brofferio |url=https://archive.org/details/angelobrofferio00pugnuoft/page/n5/mode/2up |language=it |location=Torino |publisher=A. Antonio |isbn=}}

Literary works

Brofferio was known as "the Piemotic Béranger". His poem entitled Canzoni piemontesi, written in Piedmontese, is among his most noteworthy works.

File:Pincio - busti - Brofferio P1080983.jpg in Rome]]

=Tragedies=

  • Su morre
  • Eudossia
  • Idomeneo
  • Vitige re dei Goti
  • Il vampiro
  • Mio cugino
  • Salvator Rosa
  • Il tartufo politico

=Other works=

  • Tradizioni italiane
  • Scene elleniche
  • Storia delle rivoluzioni italiane dal 1821 al 1848
  • Storia del Piemonte dal 1814 ai giorni nostri
  • Storia del parlamento subalpino
  • I miei tempi

See also

References

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