Giovanni Pascoli

Writing

Born: 1855-12-31 · San Mauro Pascoli, Forli-Cesena, Italy

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 finan…