Antonio Fogazzaro (March 25, 1842 - March 7, 1911) was an Italian novelist born in Vicenza from a rich family. March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Vicenza by night Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ...

In 1864 he got a law degree in Torino. In Milano he followed the "scapigliatura" movement. Torino may refer to: Turin (Torino in Italian), a major industrial city in northwestern Italy. ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ...

In 1869 he was back in Vicenza to work as lawyer, but he left this path very soon to write books full time.

In his works one finds a constant conflict between sense of duty and passions, faith and reason. In some cases this brings the tormented soul of characters into mystic experiences.

Fogazzaro found new interpretations in positivistics and evolutionistic theories, but because of this in 1905 the Roman Catholic Church banned the novels Il santo and Leila. He died six years later in his birthplace, Vicenza. The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Bishop of Rome (commonly called the Pope). ...

Works

• 1874, Miranda, verse romance
• 1876, Valsolda, lyrics collection
• 1881, Malombra, novel
• 1885, Daniele Cortis, novel
• 1888, Il mistero del poeta (tr. "The Poet Mystery"), novel
• 1887, Fedele, raccolta di racconti
• 1895, Piccolo mondo antico (tr. "Little Ancient World"), novel
• 1898, Discorsi, essay
• 1898, Scienza e dolore (tr. "Science And Suffering"), essay
• 1901, Il dolore nell'arte (tr. "Suffering In Art"), essay
• 1901, Piccolo mondo moderno (tr. "Little Modern World"), novel
• 1905, Il santo (tr. "The Saint"), novel
• 1910, Leila, novel

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Earliest English Editions

• 1901, The Sinner (Piccolo mondo moderno)
• 1906, The Patriot (Piccolo mondo antico)
• 1906, The Saint (Il santo)
• 1907, The Woman (Malombra)

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External links

• Works by Antonio Fogazzaro at Project Gutenberg