Giovanni Pascoli
Writing
Biography
Giovanni Placido Agostino Pascoli (1855–1912) was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature in the late nineteenth century. His tragic childhood, the assassination of his father, the early deaths of his mother, sister and two brothers, and the subsequent financial decline of the family echoe in several of his most popular poems, and his debut volume Myricae (1891) in particular. Although he was not an active participant in any literary movement of the time, nor showed any particular propensity towards contemporary European poetry, he manifests in his works spiritualistic and idealistic tendencies typical of late nineteenth century. Overall his work appears to be followed by a constant tension between the old classicist tradition inherited from his teacher Giosuè Carducci, and the new themes of decadentism.
Known For
By means of a chronological arrangement of historical video material from the Istituto Luce archives, it tells the story of Fascist Italy's ambitions in Africa and the role they played in shaping fascist ideology and the stance of the fascist regime in the Western world at the height of the age of colonialism and aggressive European expansionism.
Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero
Ruggero Pascoli, the father of poet Giovanni Pascoli, is killed by a corrupt officer. His body is brought back home by a mare that will, several years later, reveal the one responsible for the murder.