Iginio Ugo Tarchetti

Iginio Ugo Tarchetti
Born	29 June 1839 (1839-06-29) San Salvatore Monferrato, Italy
Died	25 March 1869 (1869-03-26) (aged 29) Milan, Italy
Occupation	author, poet, journalist
Literary movement	Scapigliatura

Iginio Ugo Tarchetti (Italian pronunciation: [iˈdʒinjo ˈuɡo tarˈketti]; 29 June 1839 - 25 March 1869) was an Italian author, poet, and journalist.

Born in San Salvatore Monferrato, his military career was cut short by ill health, and in 1865 he settled in Milan. Here he entered literary study, becoming part of the Scapigliatura, a literary movement animated by a spirit of rebellion against traditional culture. He worked on several newspapers and published short stories, novels, and poems. He contracted tuberculosis and died in poverty at the age of 29.

Works

• Opere, Cappelli, Bologna, 1967.
• Paolina, Mursia, Milano, 1994.
• L'Amore Nell'Arte, Passigli, Firenze, 1992.
• Racconti Fantastici + Racconti Vari, Bompiani, Milano, 1993. Translated by Lawrence Venuti as Fantastic Tales, Mercury House, San Francisco, 1992.
• Una Nobile Follia, Mondadori, Milano, 2004.
• Fosca, Mondadori, Milano, 1981. Translated by Lawrence Venuti as Passion, Mercury House, San Francisco, 1994. Fosca served as the basis for Ettore Scola's 1981 film Passione d'amore, and Stephen Sondheim's 1994 stage musical Passion.

References

Pireddu, Nicoletta. “Poe spoetizzato: l’esotismo tarchettiano,” in _Fantastico Poe_, ed. by R. Cagliero (Ombre Corte, 2004): 157-176.

External links

• Works by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Iginio Ugo Tarchetti at Internet Archive