biography
pronunciation:
[praga]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1839–75)
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| biography:
| Writer and painter, born in Gorla, Lombardy, Italy. He was a leading exponent of the scapigliatura literary movement, and committed suicide after a life of alcohol and drug abuse. His work includes poetry (Tavolozza, 1862; Fiabe e leggende, 1867) and prose (Schizzi a penna, 1865), and is characterized by expressionistic language and an occasional taste for provocative satanic imagery. |
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