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General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, sometimes written d'Annunzio as he used to sign himself, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature from 1889 to 1910 and in its political life from 1914 to 1924. He had the epithets il Profeta and il Vate : vate stems from…
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Born 12 March 1863 · Died 1938 · Q193236
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As an air team leader in the flights of the August offensive, he was able, setting a magnificent example, to make the action coordinated and highly effective. In the battlefield of the sky, opposed by intense fire from every weapon, he dared the limits of human courage, striking the enemy from the lowest altitudes with very audacious persistence.
Volunteer and war-maimed, during three years of bitter struggle, with animating faith, with tireless work, participating in very audacious undertakings, on land, on the sea, in the sky, the high intellect and the tenacious will of the purposes – in harmony of thought and action – entirely dedicated to the sacred ideals of the Fatherland, in the pure dignity of duty and sacrifice.
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“As an air team leader in the flights of the August offensive, he was able, setting a magnificent example, to make the action coordinated and highly effective. In the battlefield of the sky, opposed by intense fire from every weapon, he dared the limits of human courage, striking the enemy from the lowest altitudes with very audacious persistence.”
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il Giornale: Gabriele d'Annunzio? È il Dante del XX secolo
Ansa: Gabriele D'Annunzio, i 160 anni del poeta vate
The Atlantic: Gabriele d'Annunzio
Cosmopolitan: Nella tana del poeta: alla scoperta della Casa di Gabriele D'Annunzio a Pescara
Of a stroke, at his home in Gardone Riviera
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Died 1938.
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“Nie będę się odwracał, chyba tylko po to, aby patrzeć oczyma zasnutymi łzami na naszą minioną miłość, na wielką miłość na zawsze utraconą”
“Musisz sam tworzyć swoje życie, tak jak się tworzy dzieło sztuki. Życie człowieka światłego musi być jego własnym, wyłącznie jego dziełem.”
“Expressão latina que pode ser traduzida como "recorda-te de ousar sempre"; tem uma função exortativa supondo que os riscos são marcados por decisões.”
Was made president of the Royal Academy of Italy
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Tried to disrupt the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini after their first meeting, even writing a satirical pamphlet about Hitler
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To try to convince him not to ally with Adolf Hitler
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Co-directed the historical epic Quo Vadis, an expensive failure, before retiring from filmmaking
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D'Annunzio was ennobled by King Victor Emmanuel III and given the hereditary title of Prince of Montenevoso (Italian: Principe di Montenevoso)
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Shortly before the march on Rome, he was pushed out of a window by an unknown assailant, or perhaps simply slipped and fell out himself while intoxicated
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Fascists like Balbo seriously considered turning to him for leadership
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“Volunteer and war-maimed, during three years of bitter struggle, with animating faith, with tireless work, participating in very audacious undertakings, on land, on the sea, in the sky, the high intellect and the tenacious will of the purposes – in harmony of thought and action – entirely dedicated to the sacred ideals of the Fatherland, in the pure dignity of duty and sacrifice.”
“In land[-based] aircraft, covering a long stretch of open sea, in adverse conditions, he managed, with others, to reach the mouth of Cattaro and hit the naval objectives with great accuracy and effectiveness, returning with all the others to base, despite the inevitable detours in the growing haze.”
“Animator of every spirit, transfusing his faith and love into everyone, in a magnificent and superb mission he led a flight of brave men over Vienna, affirming in a hitherto unsurpassed way the power of the wings of Italy.”
“An effective promoter, admirable for his faith and courage, a persevering example of military virtue, he voluntarily participated in the Buccari incursion.”
“In the grand aerial feat he himself championed and in the harsh land combat he overcame on the Timavo, his courage amazed the brave men themselves.”
“During the actions from 10 to 12 October and from 1 to 3 November, he was a companion to the soldiers who conquered Veliki and Faiti. Enthusiastic and daring in every act of his, the example given was equal to the word and the effects obtained were effective and complete.”
“As an observer officer he voluntarily took part in various war missions carried out in enemy territory by seaplanes of the Regia Marine [Royal Navy], always maintaining an exemplary and courageous demeanor and constantly demonstrating cold-blooded and youthful courage even under enemy fire. During a landing he suffered a serious injury to his right eye.”
And 1913, D'Annunzio worked with opera composer Pietro Mascagni, writing the libretto for the opera Parisina, staying sometimes in a house rented by the composer in Bellevue, near Paris
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Had separated from the Grand Orient of Italy
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D'Annunzio had been interested in aviation
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Began a lifelong, turbulent on-again, off-again affair with Luisa that lasted until a few years before his death
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D'Annunzio visited Istria, an "irredent land", then under Austro-Hungarian rule
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D'Annunzio and Ettore Ferrari, the Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy, founded the Università Popolare di Milano (Popular University of Milan), located in via Ugo Foscolo
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Wrote his Sogno di un pomeriggio d'autunno and La Gioconda; in the succeeding year La gloria, an attempt at contemporary political tragedy which met with no success; and then Francesca da Rimini (1901), based on an ep
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Of his novel The Intruder referred to him as "evil", "entirely selfish and corrupt"
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Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (1897–1900).
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D'Annunzio was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for a three-year term, where he sat as an independent
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Began a love affair with the actress Eleonora Duse which became a cause célèbre
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By Giovanni Episcopo, and in 1892 by L'innocente (The Intruder)
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D'Annunzio married Maria Hardouin di Gallese, and had three sons, Mario (1884–1964), Gabriele Maria "Gabriellino" (1886–1945) and Ugo Veniero (1887–1945), but the marriage ended in 1891
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D'Annunzio entered the University of Rome La Sapienza, where he became a member of various literary groups, including Cronaca Bizantina, and wrote articles and criticism for local newspapers
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At the age of sixteen and while still at school
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Born 1863-03-12.
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In land[-based] aircraft, covering a long stretch of open sea, in adverse conditions, he managed, with others, to reach the mouth of Cattaro and hit the naval objectives with great accuracy and effectiveness, returning with all the others to base, despite the inevitable detours in the growing haze.
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