Died 1827-09-10.
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Ugo Foscolo
Ugo Foscolo, born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.
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culture · Italian writer, revolutionary and poet (1778–1827) · poet · writer · playwright · translator · literary critic · also Ugo Foscolo, Niccolò Foscolo, Didimo Chierico, Foscolo
Born 6 February 1778 · Died 10 September 1827 · Q166234
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1827· 5 entries
“Uma parte dos homens procede sem pensar e outra sem proceder.”
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“Cada lágrima ensina-nos uma verdade.”
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“Arrepender-se do passado, aborrecer-se no presente, temer o futuro: assim é a vida. Só a morte, a quem está confiada a renovação sagrada das coisas, me promete a paz”
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“Em todos os países vi sempre homens de três espécies: os poucos que comandam, a universalidade que serve e os muitos que armam intrigas.”
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1813· 1 entry
Until the return of the Austrians in 1815; from there he passed into Switzerland, where he wrote a fierce satire in Latin on his political and literary opponents; and finally he sought the shores of England at the close
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1811· 1 entry
Foscolo's tragedy of Ajax was presented at Milan, with little success; and because of its supposed allusions to Napoleon, he was forced in 1812 to move from Milan to Tuscany
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1807· 1 entry
Occasioned by Napoleon's 1804 decree forbidding burials within city limits, Foscolo wrote his Dei Sepolcri ("On Sepulchres"), which may be described as his sublime effort to seek refuge in the past from the misery of the
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1804· 1 entry
Foscolo returned to military service in Napoleon's cause, attached to the Italian Division of Napoleon's army, based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, as part of Napoleon's invasion force against Britain
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1778· 1 entry
Born 1778-02-06.
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