Joe Friggieri
Joe Friggieri (* 1946 in Malta ) is a Maltese philosopher , poet , playwright and theater director . He is Professor of Philosophy and Deputy Rector at the University of Malta .
Life
Joe Friggieri received his PhD from the Universities of Milan and Oxford . From 1990 to 1993 Friggieri was chairman of the Teatru Manoel , from 1993 to 1996 a member of the Broadcasting Authority, from 1971 to 1974 editor of the art journal Arti , founding editor of Kultura 21 and an active participant and producer of various cultural programs on radio and television.
He had various research grants and worked as a lecturer at the universities of Venice (Ca 'Foscari), Amsterdam, St. Andrews, Augsburg , Genoa, Rome (Roma Tre) and Sassari.
Joe Friggieri has chaired the Edward de Bono Institute for Design and Development of Thought and the Institute for Tourism, Transportation and Culture. As President of the Philosophy Society, he regularly contributes to the political and socio-cultural debate. He is currently Chairman of the International Institute for Baroque Studies, Malta.
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Among other things, Joe Friggieri published two works on the English philosopher JL Austin , three volumes of poetry, a number of plays and the first history of philosophy in his native Maltese, called "In-Nisga tal-Hsieb". Joe Friggieri has produced over forty plays, including seven of Shakespeare's most popular dramas . He translated Aristophanes, Molière, Ibsen, Chehov, Pirandello, Ugo Betti, Ionesco and Arthur Miller. Four operas were performed under his direction and he wrote the libretto for Charles Camilleris Il-Weghda , the first opera in Maltese, and the lyrics to three song cycles by the same composer.
His most recent anthology of short stories, , rejjef għal Żmienna (Tales for Our Times), originally published in Maltese , was reviewed by David E. Cooper in the London Times Literary Supplement under the title Crammed with Fine Dreams . He writes as follows (original text in English):
“With a sense of nostalgia, Joe Friggieri ties in with times that are not so long gone and that are embellished with childhood memories that never quite pass. With a certain sadness we think of moments when people still enjoyed the wonders of simple things - like the school boy, for example, who was inspired by a kaleidoscope with his imagination until a new teacher came and declared the kaleidoscopes to be a waste of time. "
These short stories have also been translated into French and published by Filprint (Malta) under the title Contes de Notre Temps . The German translation was published by ArtoEdition in Berlin in September 2015 under the title "Stories for our time". Joe Friggieri's latest publications are the play L-Ghanja tac-Cinju, About the Last Days of Socrates, and a play for children and young adults about Aesop's fables Fil-Gnien ta 'Esopu.
Awards
Joe Friggieri has won several literary prizes, including five times the “National Literary Prize” of Malta (1993, 1999, 2003, 2008 and 2013) and the “Francis Ebejer Prize” for the best play and the best world premiere (Caravaggio: L-Inkjesta , Manoel Theater, 2007). In 2008 he was appointed a member of the Order of Merit (MOM) for his contribution to Malta's cultural life. In 2012 Friggieri won first prize in the "Francis Ebejer Competition" for radio plays.
Web links
- Literature by and about Joe Friggieri in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prof. Joe Friggieri um.edu.mt. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friggieri, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese philosopher, poet, playwright and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malta |