Andrea Maffei
Andrea Maffei (born April 19, 1798 in Molina di Ledro , † November 27, 1885 in Milan ) was an Italian poet.
Life
Maffei proved himself above all as a translator of German poets. His excellent interpretations of Friedrich Schiller's dramas in 1827 were remarkable. Maffei also translated Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust and Hermann and Dorothea , Salomon Gessner's Idyllen , Franz Grillparzer's Medea , Heinrich Heines Almansor and Ratcliff . His translations from English include John Milton's Paradise Lost , Lord Byron's Cain , poems by Thomas Moore, and a few dramas by Shakespeare .
Maffei himself wrote poems, including Arte, affetti, fantasie (1864) and opera libretti, including the 1847 texts to Macbeth and I masnadieri for Giuseppe Verdi .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Maffei, Andreas (in his uncle's article) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, p. 142 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Borrelli-Sebesta: Andrea Maffei. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 405.
- Marta Marri Tonelli: Andrea Maffei e il giovane Verdi . Museo Civico di Riva del Garda, Riva del Garda 1999
- Marta Marri Tonelli: Maffei, Andrea , in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . Vol. 67, 2007 ( online )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maffei, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer, librettist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Molina di Ledro |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1885 |
| Place of death | Milan |