Antonio Ranieri
Antonio Ranieri (born September 8, 1806 in Naples , † January 4, 1888 in Portici ) was an Italian writer , historian and politician . He is best known for his friendship with the poet Giacomo Leopardi , whose estate he managed.
Life
Antonio Ranieri was anti-Bourbon and was persecuted because of his liberal political views, which is why he stayed abroad for a long time, in Tuscany , France and Great Britain . In June 1828 he met Giacomo Leopardi, with whom he became friends and lived together from 1830, with a one-year break, until Leopardi's early death. Initially, the two rented an apartment in Florence, later in Rome, and from 1833 onwards they finally stayed in Ranieri's homeland, Naples. After Leopardi's death, he saved his body from being buried in a communal grave for the poor, and upheld his memory by publishing his works and writing a short biography. Ranieri later wrote inflammatory novels such as Ginevra o l'Orfanella della Nunziata , which earned him some time in prison, and a history of Italy in the early Middle Ages, in which he blamed the worldly power of the popes for Italy's misfortunes. As a result of the revolution of 1848 , he was elected to the Napoletan parliament. In 1861 he was delegated to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy and was re-elected several times there until 1881. In 1882 he was appointed senator . He was also a professor of philosophy of history at the University of Naples .
Works (selection)
- Storia del Regno di Napoli , 1835.
- Ginevra o l'orfana della Nunziata , 1839.
- Della storia d'Italia dal quinto al nono secolo, ovvero da Teodosio a Carlomagno , 1841.
- Frate Rocco ovvero Piccoli frammenti morali scritti in beneficio degli asili infantili , 1842.
- Notia intorno agli scritti, alla vita ed ai costumi di Giacomo Leopardi , 1845.
- Sette anni di sodalizio con Giacomo Leopardi , 1880.
Web links
- Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia liberale database of the Historical Archives of the Italian Senate
- Entry in the Portale storico of the Camera dei deputati
- Publications by Antonio Ranieri in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale (SBN)
- Standard entry in the Opac of the SBN
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ranieri, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer, historian and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1888 |
| Place of death | Portici |