Giacomo da Lentini
Giacomo da Lentini (* around 1210 in Lentini ; † around 1260) was an Italian notary at the court of Frederick II in Palermo and the most important representative of the Sicilian school of poets .
About forty poems by him have survived. The invention of the sonnet around 1230 is attributed to him as the head of the "Scuola Siciliana" . In his poems he calls himself "il notaro" (the notary). It also finds its way into Dante's Divine Comedy , where it is mentioned in Canto 24 of the Purgatory (verses 55-57):
"" O frate, issa vegg'io ", diss'elli," il nodo / che 'l Notaro e Guittone e me ritenne / di qua dal dolce stil novo ch'i' odo! ... »"
“Oh brother,” he said, “now I see the knot / that kept the notary and Guitton and me away / of the new sweet style I hear. ... »"
literature
- F. De Propris: Giacomo (Iacopo) da Lentini. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 54: Ghiselli-Gimma. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000.
- Manfred Hardt: History of Italian Literature . Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 2003, ISBN 3-518-39961-6 , pp. 28-30 .
Web links
- Online edition in the Biblioteca Italiana of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italian)
- Literature by and about Giacomo da Lentini in the catalog of the German National Library
- Writings by Giacomo da Lentini in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale
- Publications about Giacomo da Lentini in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
Remarks
- ↑ 'Guittone' means Guittone d'Arezzo .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giacomo da Lentini |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Iacopo da Lentini; il Notaro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian notary and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1210 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lentini |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1260 |