Foscolo, Ugo, 1778-1827

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Birth 1778-02-06
Death 1827-09-10
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Ugo Foscolo, Italian writer and poet. His novel Ultime Lettere di Jacopo Ortis was published in 1802, and from 1816 until his death he lived in London. Foscolo was chiefly responsible for a controversial essay on contemporary Italian literature which appeared in John Cam Hobhouse's Historical Illustrations to Childe Harold, Canto IV (1818).

From the description of Ugo Foscolo manuscript material : 1 item, 1822 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 225851634

Italian author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Milan, to Giuseppe Molini, 1813 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270469896

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