Giuseppe Parini

Pietro Frassica (Princeton University)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

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Born 23 May 1729
Died 15 Aug 1799
Activity 1752-1799

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Born in Italy
Active in Italy

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Giuseppe Parini was born to Francesco Maria and Angela Maria Carpani in Bosisio (province of Lecco, in the region of Lombardy) in 1729. Due to the modest social and economic background of his family, he was sent to live with his aunt Anna Maria Parina (his father’s sister) when he was nine years old. When she died three years later, she left Giuseppe a very small annuity with certain stipulations; he was required to have a mass performed for her every day, with the assumption that he would become a priest. With his inheritance the young Parini was able to attend a Catholic school, run by Barnabite monks, where he remained until 1752. He completed his studies in twelve years rather than the usual seven, largely as a result of his poverty and ill health. However, these years were…

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Citation: Frassica, Pietro. "Giuseppe Parini". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 April 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12657, accessed 24 November 2024.]