Trilussa

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Trilussa , actually Carlo Alberto Salustri (born October 26, 1871 in Rome , † December 21, 1950 ibid), was an Italian writer . He was known for his poetry in the Roman dialect .

life and work

Trilussa monument in Trastevere

After a childhood in poverty - he lost his father at the age of three - and an irregular schooling, Trilussa made his literary debut at a young age when he published Roman poems in Luigi Zanazzo's magazine Il Rugantino in 1887 . He then wrote for other newspapers ( Don Chisciotte , Capitan Fracassa , Il Messaggero , Il Travaso delle idee ) and in 1889 published his first volume of poetry, Le stelle di Roma (English: The stars of Rome ).

His fame and importance rose particularly in the 1920s and 1930s, although he did not join a literary circle and preferred to stay on the streets and in the taverns - the preferred sources of his inspiration. His poetry deals primarily with Rome's petty bourgeoisie, with the housewife, the shop assistant and the servant, but also denounces the failings of the governments and the vices of the rich in a strongly satirical manner. Some of his sonnets depict moralistic fables based on Aesop's model. He also made drawings and sketches, some of which were included in the complete work Tutte le poesie (1951) published posthumously by Pietro Pancrazi .

Trilussa was appointed Senator for life by Italian President Luigi Einaudi on December 1, 1950 , but died just 20 days later.

Quotes

"Roma de travertino,
rifatta de cartone,
saluta l'imbianchino,
suo prossimo padrone."

- Trilussa on Hitler's visit to Rome in 1938

"Rome made of travertine,
made new with cardboard,
the house painter greets
his next master."

bibliography

Original editions

  • Le stelle de Roma (1889)
  • Quaranta sonetti (1895)
  • Favole romanesche (1900)
  • Caffè-concerto (1901)
  • He serrajo (1903)
  • Ommini e beast (1908)
  • Le storie (1915)
  • Lupi e agnelli (1919)
  • Le cose (1922)
  • La gente (1927)

German translations

  • The Converted Serpent and twenty-seven other fables . Frankfurt a. M .: Trajanus Press, 1952
  • The first shark and other fables . Frankfurt a. M .: Insel, 1962

literature

  • Frapiselli, Fiorella: Trilussa con noi . Rome: Bardi, 2001

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Quoted in Antonio Spinosa , Il potere, il destino e la gloria , Mondadori, 2010, pag.
personal data
SURNAME Trilussa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salustri, Carlo Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian poet
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 1950
Place of death Rome