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spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian, including regional varieties and vernacular dialects. Italian literature began
Italian_literature
Literature written in the context of Western culture in the languages of Europe
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Western_literature
Written language from the 13th through the 15th centuries
described this type of literary Franco-Italian simply as French. Franco-Italian literature began to appear in northern Italy in the first half of the 13th century
Franco-Italian
Romance language
million people speak Italian, including approximately 64 million native speakers as of 2024. Italian is an official language in Italy, San Marino, Switzerland
Italian_language
Country in Southern and Western Europe
unified Italian. In the late 19th century, a literary movement called verismo, which extolled realism, played a major role in Italian literature. Emilio
Italy
Vol. 30. p. 605: "the greatest single work of Italian literature;" John Julius Norwich, The Italians: History, Art, and the Genius of a People, Abrams
History_of_literature
Ethnic group native to Italy
merging. › Italians (Italian: italiani, pronounced [itaˈljaːni]) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Italian geographical region. Italians share a
Italians
Written texts in the Persian language
other symbols. Persian literature comprises written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half
Persian_literature
Cassiano. Italian culture has been influential in art, architecture, music, cinema, fashion, literature, theatre, science, and cuisine. Italy was central
Culture_of_Italy
Italian writer and philosopher (1265–1321)
mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened
Dante_Alighieri
Literature of the Romantic Period
In literature, Romanticism found recurrent themes in the evocation or criticism of the past, the cult of "sensibility" with its emphasis on women and children
Romantic_literature
Welsh artist and academic (1968–2016)
Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Owen was a lecturer in Italian with a focus on medieval Italian literature, where she examined illustration and its reception
Rachel_Owen
translated into emerging Italian dialects in the XIII and XIV century. The whole Bible (Italian: Bibbia) has been translated into Italian many times since the
Bible translations into Italian
Bible_translations_into_Italian
Italian author and poet (1313–1375)
determining element for the Italian literary tradition, especially after Pietro Bembo elevated the Boccaccian style to a model of Italian prose in the sixteenth
Giovanni_Boccaccio
Italian literary movement
Verismo (Italian for 'realism', from vero, 'true') was an Italian literary movement which peaked between approximately 1875 and the early 1900s. Sicilian
Verismo_(literature)
1848–1870 consolidation of Italian states
The unification of Italy (Italian: Unità d'Italia [uniˈta ddiˈtaːlja]), also known as the Risorgimento (Italian: [risordʒiˈmento]; lit. 'Resurgence'),
Unification_of_Italy
Italian cultural movement from the 14th to 17th century
The Italian Renaissance (Italian: Rinascimento [rinaʃʃiˈmento]) is a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It is the initial
Italian_Renaissance
Category of Italian literature
Italian poetry is a category of Italian literature. Italian poetry has its origins in the thirteenth century and has heavily influenced the poetic traditions
Italian_poetry
the four main languages of French, Italian, German and Romansh form the four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland. The original Swiss Confederation
Swiss_literature
Overview of literature in the Piedmontese language
Literature written in the Piedmontese language, a Romance language derived from Latin, spans the period from the Middle Ages to the present day. Unlike
Piedmontese_literature
is an index to articles about notable literary awards. Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 Hugo Award – since 1953 NIN Award − since 1954 Golden Wreath
List_of_literary_awards
City in Liguria, Italy
classic. Italo Calvino, the most significant figure of 20th century Italian literature, spent his formative years here. While it is often stated in modern
Sanremo
Written work of art
Literature is any collection of written work. The term is also used more narrowly for writings considered an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems
Literature
Body of medieval literature
Allaire, Gloria, ed. (2014). The Arthur of the Italians: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Italian Literature and Culture. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-78316-158-4
Matter_of_Britain
2025, as estimated by the Italian National Institute of Statistics, and the cities census population from the 2021 Italian Census. Cities marked with
List_of_cities_in_Italy
Literary works of the Middle Ages
literature Medieval Hebrew literature Icelandic literature Medieval Irish literature Medieval Italian literature Medieval Latin literature Latin translations
Medieval_literature
Fictional character
of Cipollino (Italian: Il romanzo di Cipollino) written in 1951. Also known under its 1957 renamed title Adventures of Cipollino (Italian: Le avventure
Cipollino
1901 year, conferment of the Nobel Prizes, including the Nobel Prize in Literature, has engendered criticism and controversies. After his death in 1896,
Nobel Prize in Literature controversies
Nobel_Prize_in_Literature_controversies
European literature influenced by the Renaissance
literature appeared in Italy in the 14th century; Petrarch, Machiavelli, and Ariosto are notable examples of Italian Renaissance writers. From Italy,
Renaissance_literature
list of literature pages categorized by country, language, or cultural group. Sometimes these literatures will be called national literatures because
Literature_by_country
(1999). "2 – Poetry. Francis of Assisi". The Cambridge History of Italian Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-52166622-0. Retrieved
13th_century_in_literature
Academic discipline comparing literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary
Comparative_literature
Romance, horror and death literary genre
morbidity to achieve its effects (especially in the Italian Horror school of Gothic). However, Gothic literature was not the origin of this tradition; it was
Gothic_fiction
list of notable Italian writers, including novelists, essayists, poets, and other people whose primary artistic output was literature. Contents A B C
List_of_Italian_writers
Written works of art
literature Literature of Northern Ireland Italian literature Friulian literature Sardinian literature Venetian literature Western Lombard literature Kazakh
Outline_of_literature
Field of philology related to Italian language or literature
Italian studies is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Italian language, literature, art, history, politics, culture and society.
Italian_studies
Italian art and culture of 1600 to 1699
say-CHEN-toh, Italian: [ˌsɛiˈtʃɛnto]) is Italian history and culture during the 17th century. The Seicento saw the end of the Renaissance movement in Italy and
Seicento
the Italian Tuscan dialect of the renaissance. Western literature Medieval literature Renaissance literature Old English literature British literature Welsh
List_of_European_literatures
Literary and artistic movement
Neoclassicism, Italian Romanticism developed distinctive characteristics influenced by Italy's own classical heritage and its unique political context. Italian Romanticism
Romanticism_in_Italy
14th-century collection of stories by Giovanni Boccaccio
dih-KAM-ər-ən; Italian: Decameron [deˈkaːmeron, dekameˈrɔn, -ˈron] or Decamerone [dekameˈroːne]), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Old Italian: Prencipe Galeotto
The_Decameron
Stock clown character of the commedia dell'arte
of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte (comic theatrical arts of Italian literature). The role combined characteristics of the Zanni (servant) and il
Scaramouche
Italian publisher (died 1515) c. 1451 – Richard Methley, English Dominican writer and translator (died 1527 or 1528) 1453 – Ermolao Barbaro, Italian scholar
15th_century_in_literature
Italian writer and academic (born 1952)
master's degree, and doctorate in Italian literature from Columbia University. She has taught Italian literature at New York University, Princeton University
Isotta_Ingrid_Rossellini
English literature from 1558 to 1603
handbook on poetry and rhetoric, The Arte of English Poesie (1589). Italian literature was an important influence on the poetry of Thomas Wyatt (1503–42)
Elizabethan_literature
1558 book by Giovanni della Casa
the Italian ruling classes were battered by - as they often envisaged them - "barbarians". In their humiliation and laboured responses, Italian writers
Il_Galateo
1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo, lit. 'The Serval' [il ˌɡattoˈpardo]) is a novel by Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, which chronicles the
The_Leopard
Nationalism for Italy
Italian nationalism (Italian: Nazionalismo italiano) is a movement which believes that the Italians are a nation with a single homogeneous identity, and
Italian_nationalism
Italian Dominican philosopher and saint (1347–1380)
1380), known as Catherine of Siena, was an Italian Catholic mystic and diplomat who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing
Catherine_of_Siena
Literary genre and movement
Literary realism is a movement and genre of literature that attempts to represent mundane and ordinary subject-matter in a faithful and straightforward
Literary_realism
Italian territory in the Horn of Africa from 1936 to 1941
Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, A.O.I.) was a colonial administrative entity of the Kingdom of Italy in the Horn of Africa that
Italian_East_Africa
Italian art and culture of 1400–1499
KWAT-roh-CHEN-toh, -trə-, US: /ˌkwɒtroʊˈ-/ KWOT-roh-, Italian: [ˌkwattroˈtʃɛnto]), from the Italian word for the number '400', in turn from millequattrocento
Quattrocento
Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed c. 1321, shortly before the
Divine_Comedy
1528 book by Baldassare Castiglione
Italy series) University of Edinburgh Press: 1978 Castiglione 1901, p. 319. Courtesy literature can be traced back to 13th century German and Italian
The_Book_of_the_Courtier
Philosophical tradition of Italy
Vassallo. Italy portal Philosophy portal Ancient Roman philosophy Italian idealism List of Italian philosophers Garin, Eugenio (2008). History of Italian Philosophy
Italian_philosophy
Award
The 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian poet Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968) "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire
1959 Nobel Prize in Literature
1959_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Australian citizens of Italian descent
whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Australia during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Australia. Italian Australians constitute
Italian_Australians
Italian culture and art from 1500 to 1599
from the Italian for the number '500', in turn from millecinquecento, '1500'. Cinquecento encompasses the styles and events of the High Italian Renaissance
Cinquecento
Profanities that are blasphemous or inflammatory in the Italian language
are profanities that are inflammatory or blasphemous in the Italian language. The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms
Italian_profanity
Italian poet and writer (1888–1970)
Giuseppe Ungaretti (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe uŋɡaˈretti]; 8 February 1888 – 2 June 1970) was an Italian modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic
Giuseppe_Ungaretti
Literature written in the vernacular language
the 8th century), Welsh literature, English literature and Gothic literature[citation needed]. The Italian poet Dante Alighieri, in his De vulgari eloquentia
Vernacular_literature
vital in Italy." Cinema of Italy Internet in Italy Telecommunications in Italy Italian literature Censorship in Italy Open access in Italy to scholarly
Mass_media_in_Italy
canale tv". La Verità (in Italian). "VIAGGIO DENTRO BYOBLU: LA CASA EDITRICE". Informazione - Notizie a Confronto (in Italian). November 29, 2023. Retrieved
Television_in_Italy
Italian fairy tale collection by Giambattista Basile
Tales'), is a seventeenth-century Neapolitan fairy tale collection by Italian poet and courtier Giambattista Basile. The stories in the Pentamerone were
Pentamerone
Fictional prose narrative form
word "novella" derives from the Italian novella meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts. The Italian term is a feminine of novello
Novella
writer and saint 1374: 19 July – Petrarch, Italian poet 1375: 21 December – Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet 1377: April – Guillaume de Machaut, French
14th_century_in_literature
Cultural and artistic movement in England
Renaissance is different from the Italian Renaissance in several ways. The dominant art forms of the English Renaissance were literature and music. Visual arts in
English_Renaissance
Literature by people from formerly colonized countries
in the Italian language, in which she analyzes the cultural mechanisms of the colonial gaze and everyday racism. Italian postcolonial literature thus emerges
Postcolonial_literature
1883 children's novel by Carlo Collodi
children's literature and has had a great impact on world culture. Philosopher Benedetto Croce considered it one of the greatest works of Italian literature. Since
The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio
First-level administrative divisions of Italy
The regions of Italy (Italian: regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the unitary Italian Republic, constituting its second
Regions_of_Italy
Russian literature is the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and Russian-language literature. Major contributors to Russian literature, as well as English
Russian_literature
Regional capital city of Campania, Italy
in the international diffusion of Italian musical culture. Naples is one of the leading centres of Italian literature. The history of the Neapolitan language
Naples
City in Piedmont, Italy
then the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Turin is sometimes called "the cradle of Italian liberty" for having been the political
Turin
Prize established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually
Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Western literary movement, originating in the late 19th century
Modernist literature originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterised by a self-conscious separation from traditional ways of
Literary_modernism
Overview of the visual arts in Italy
discovered underground or underwater. Italy portal Visual arts portal Italian literature History of Italy Culture of Italy "The Theft That Made Mona Lisa a
Italian_art
Italian poet (1474–1533)
(UK: /æriˈɒstoʊ/, US: /ɑːriˈ-/; Italian: [ludoˈviːko aˈrjɔsto, - ariˈɔsto]; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the
Ludovico_Ariosto
Romanian citizens of Italian descent
whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Romania during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Romania. Italians have been present in Romania
Italians_in_Romania
Italian poet and classical scholar (1855–1912)
(Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈpaskoli]; 31 December 1855 – 6 April 1912) was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature
Giovanni_Pascoli
1956 folktale collection by Italo Calvino
Italian Folktales (Fiabe italiane) is a collection of 200 Italian folktales published in 1956 by Italo Calvino. Calvino began the project in 1954, influenced
Italian_Folktales
Endangered Italian-derived Jewish dialect continuum
Judeo-Italian (or Judaeo-Italian, Judæo-Italian, and other names including Italkian) is a group of endangered and extinct Jewish dialects, with only about
Judeo-Italian_dialects
Dante's muse (1265–1290)
Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe portiˈnaːri]; 1265 – 8 or 19 June 1290) was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified
Beatrice_Portinari
Italian writer (1863–1938)
Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian
Gabriele_D'Annunzio
The Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in
List of Nobel laureates in Literature
List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Literature
Ethnic group in Europe
considered for merging. › Dalmatian Italians (Italian: dalmati italiani; Croatian: Dalmatinski Talijani) are the historical Italian national minority living in
Dalmatian_Italians
Country in Southern Europe (1861–1946)
ministers of Italy Military history of Italy during World War I Military history of Italy during World War II Roman question Italian Empire Italian: Regno d'Italia
Kingdom_of_Italy
Somali literature is the literature used by the ethnic Somalis of Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Due to the Somali people's passionate
Somali_literature
Fictional character
(pronounced [ˈuːɡo fanˈtɔttsi]) is a fictional character, appearing in Italian literature and film, created by Paolo Villaggio. The character, initially part
Ugo_Fantozzi
Matilde Serao (1856–1927), Greek-born Italian journalist, novelist Clara Sereni (1946–2018), autobiographical literature Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446–1484)
List_of_Italian_women_writers
New Italian Epic is a definition suggested by the Italian literary group Wu Ming Foundation to describe a body of literary works written in Italy by various
New_Italian_Epic
Frankish military leader under Charlemagne
literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French Chanson de Roland of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance
Roland
Italian poet and novelist (1785–1873)
(UK: /mænˈzoʊni/, US: /mɑːn(d)ˈzoʊni/, Italian: [alesˈsandro manˈdzoːni]; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian philosopher, poet, playwright, and novelist
Alessandro_Manzoni
Literature with influences based on Islamic religion
Islamic literature is literature written by Muslim people, influenced by an Islamic cultural perspective, or literature that portrays Islam. It can be
Islamic_literature
Award
The 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian author Grazia Deledda "for her idealistically inspired writings, which with plastic clarity
1926 Nobel Prize in Literature
1926_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Italo-Dalmatian language
varieties, from that part of the Italian peninsula, and thus is closely related to Florentine-based standard Italian. Under the long-standing influence
Corsican_language
Italian dramatist and poet (1749–1803)
/ɑːlˈfjɛri/; Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo alˈfjɛːri]; 16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy
Vittorio_Alfieri
1340s novel by Giovanni Boccaccio
Fiammetta, or The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta in English, is a novel by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, probably written between 1343 and 1344. Written
Elegia_di_Madonna_Fiammetta
Award
The 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian dramatist Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) "for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and
1934 Nobel Prize in Literature
1934_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Italian librettist, professor, and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
was the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University, and with Manuel Garcia, the first to introduce Italian opera to America. Aside from
Lorenzo_Da_Ponte
Part of Italian culture
Italian folk dance has been an integral part of Italian culture for centuries. Dance has been a continuous thread in Italian life from Dante through the
Italian_folk_dance
Late 19th and early 20th century italian philosophy inspired by German idealism
Italian idealism, born from interest in the German movement and particularly in Hegelian doctrine, developed in Italy starting from the spiritualism of
Italian_idealism
ITALIAN LITERATURE
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Male
Italian
Italian name SAVIO means "clever."
Girl/Female
Italian
Royalty. Italian royalty title.
Male
Italian
Italian name BONAVENTURA means "good fortune."
Female
Italian
Italian feminine form of Italian/Spanish Federico, FEDERICA means "peaceful ruler."
Female
Italian
Italian name GIADA means "jade."
Female
Italian
Italian name SELVAGGIA means "wild."
Girl/Female
Australian, Italian
From Italy
Male
Italian
Italian name LIBERATORE means "liberator."
Male
Italian
Italian name ARCANGELO means "archangel."
Female
Italian
Italian name GIOIA means "happiness."
Female
Italian
Italian feminine form of Italian/Spanish Alfonso, ALFONSINA means "noble and ready."
Male
Italian
Italian name BUONFIGLIO means "good son."
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Julianus, IULIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Male
Italian
Italian variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Alfonso, ALONSO means "noble and ready."Â
Boy/Male
Italian
Italian place name.
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Italian Vitale, VITALIA means "of life; vital." Compare with another form of Vitalia.
Female
Italian
From the Italian name for Italy, possibly derived from Latin vitulus, ITALIA means "calf."Â
Female
Italian
Italian name DIAMANTE means "diamond."
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Stylianos, STELIAN means "pillar."
Boy/Male
Italian Teutonic
Italian form of.
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
A Mountain of Sandalwood's Tree Located Near Mysore
Boy/Male
Sikh
Great elixir, Lords elixir
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Marlon, probably MARLEN means "little one of the sea." Compare with another form of Marlen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a nickname from Middle English blonde(n) ‘blond’, ‘fair-haired’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Finnish, Muslim
Night Travel; Free
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : patronymic from the personal name Hodgkin.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
One Eyed
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King Hearted
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Thanks
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n.
A native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family of languages.
v. i.
To play the Italian; to speak Italian.
n.
The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.
a.
Pertaining to, or taught by, Stahl, a German physician and chemist of the 17th century; as, the Stahlian theory of phlogiston.
n.
An old Italian silver coin, worth about ten cents.
pl.
of Italic
n.
A native or inhabitant of Italy.
n.
An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.
n.
An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.
v. t.
To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize.
n.
The Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city.
n.
An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.
v. i.
To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate.
n.
A lively French and Italian dance.
a.
Italian.
a.
Iranian.
a.
Of or pertaining to Idalium, a mountain city in Cyprus, or to Venus, to whom it was sacred.
a.
Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.
n.
An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).
n.
A Salian Frank.