biography
pronunciation:
[fuseenahtoh]
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| lived:
| (1817–88)
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| biography:
| Poet and patriot, born in Schio, Veneto, NE Italy. He took part in the 1848 revolutionary risings and the defence of the Venice Republic in 1849, about which he wrote his most popular poem, Le ultime ore di Venezia. Best known for his patriotic poems, he also wrote satires and short stories in verse, Poesie (1853) and Poesie complete (1880–1). |
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