Giuseppe Brunelli

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Giuseppe Antonio Brunelli
Born1922
Milan, Italy
Died2016 [1]
Occupation
  • Poet
  • essayist
  • translator
NationalityItalian

Giuseppe Antonio Brunelli (1922-2016) was a contemporary Italian poet, essayist and translator residing in Florence, Italy, where he concluded his tenure at the University of Florence, teaching French Language and Literature from 1946 to 1994. He was born in Milan, Italy, and prior to moving to Florence lived in Catania (Sicily) and Messina.

His works focused on philology as well as historical and literary criticism. His research encompassed publications ranging from the fifteenth to the twentieth century French literature, and he published volumes of his poems and translations in verse. [2]

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References

  1. "Giuseppe Brunelli" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. Literary Biographies Giuseppe Antonio Brunelli