Francesco Pastonchi
Francesco Pastonchi (born December 31, 1874 in Riva Ligure , † December 29, 1953 in Turin ) was an Italian poet, journalist and Italianist.
life and work
Pastonchi grew up in Turin, studied there with Arturo Graf and became a celebrated (now forgotten) poet and literary critic (for the daily Corriere della Sera ). In 1935, on the basis of his public prestige ("per chiara fama"), he was appointed to the chair of Italian language and literature at the University of Turin as successor to Vittorio Cian , where he was succeeded in 1948 by Giovanni Getto .
Works
- (Translator) Horace, Il primo libro delle odi , Milan 1939
- Ponti sul tempo , Milan 1947 (collected literary reviews)
- (Ed.) Patria e mondo. Antologia per la scuola Media , Milan 1954
- Poesie di Francesco Pastonchi , Milan 1960
- (with Alfredo Panzini ) Italian short stories , translated by Carl Steinhoff , Wilhelmshorst 1997
literature
- Ricordo di Francesco Pastonchi (1874-1953). Atti del Convegno S. Maria Maggiore September 13, 1997 , ed. by Carlo Carena, Franco Cantorbia and Marziano Guglielminetti, Novara 1999 (with list of publications)
- Marziano Guglielminetti, La musa subalpina. Amalia e Guido, Pastonchi e Pitigrilli (1937-2006) , Florence 2007
Web links
- Literature by and about Francesco Pastonchi in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/francesco-pastonchi/ (short biography, Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pastonchi, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian poet, journalist and Italianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riva Ligure |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1953 |
| Place of death | Turin |