Albino Pierro
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Albino Pierro was an Italian poet. He was famous for his works in Lucan dialect, and being nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
in province of Matera
. He was very troubled childhood, with the premature death of his mother.
His childhood was also characterized by a disease that often the sight forced him to live his days in the shadows:
As a teenager, after a period of frequent journeys, to Taranto
, Salerno
, Sulmona
, Udine
and Novara
, he settled finally, in Rome in 1939.
He graduated in 1944 in philosophy
, and in 1946 began his career as a letter published in various collections in the language, until in 1959 with A land we remember which began its production in dialect
Tourist Office. Since then he pulled away from the language
of his native land, where the militant criticism reflected the deepest impressions of the Romance languages
, thanks to phonic resources and symbolic idiom. Through careful and continuous work and formal metrics, Pierro was able to recreate the dialect, and the evocative atmosphere related to the memory of his childhood, which returned to him many regret that contribute to the pain inside due to the distance from his land.
In 1976, has won the award Carducci
for poetry.
In 1986 and 1988, he was close to winning the Nobel Prize
for Literature, was recognized as a great poet even abroad. In 1985 was invited by the University of Stockholm to a poetry reading. Received in 1992 honorary degree from University of Basilicata
. In 1993 The Normale di Pisa school organized a meeting with the poet.
On 23 March 1996, exactly one year after his death, the City Council, proclaimed Tursi "City of Pierro" and named the schools, including kindergarten, elementary and Media, after him. To the City of Tursi has donated his house and the library containing thousands of books.
Biography
He was born in TursiTursi
Tursi is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.-History:In the 9th century it was a stronghold of the Saracens in southern Italy.A Catholic bishop resided in the frazione of Anglona until 968...
in province of Matera
Province of Matera
The Province of Matera is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera.It has an area of 3,447 km², and a total population of 203,837 . There are 31 comunes in the province . The main comunes by population are:- External links :* **...
. He was very troubled childhood, with the premature death of his mother.
His childhood was also characterized by a disease that often the sight forced him to live his days in the shadows:
When I was a child I stood in the corners of the rooms and the dark little eyes my stinging, red (and how) covered
nettle. They said the country that I would become blind ...
As a teenager, after a period of frequent journeys, to Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
, Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, Sulmona
Sulmona
thumb|150px|Celestine V's hermitage and the remains of the Shrine of Hercules Curinus.thumb|150px|Palazzo SS. Annunziata and Museo Civicothumb|150px|Church of SS...
, Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
and Novara
Novara
Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...
, he settled finally, in Rome in 1939.
He graduated in 1944 in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and in 1946 began his career as a letter published in various collections in the language, until in 1959 with A land we remember which began its production in dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
Tourist Office. Since then he pulled away from the language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
of his native land, where the militant criticism reflected the deepest impressions of the Romance languages
Romance languages
The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, more precisely of the Italic languages subfamily, comprising all the languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient Rome...
, thanks to phonic resources and symbolic idiom. Through careful and continuous work and formal metrics, Pierro was able to recreate the dialect, and the evocative atmosphere related to the memory of his childhood, which returned to him many regret that contribute to the pain inside due to the distance from his land.
...How am I to do, my Madonna, as I do? I've left the country which gave me the breath of heaven, and now in this town, I slam in his face only the walls, many things haunt me and cries, like a vermicaio ...
In 1976, has won the award Carducci
Giosuè Carducci
Giosuè Alessandro Michele Carducci was an Italian poet and teacher. He was very influential and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy. In 1906 he became the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.-Biography:...
for poetry.
In 1986 and 1988, he was close to winning the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
for Literature, was recognized as a great poet even abroad. In 1985 was invited by the University of Stockholm to a poetry reading. Received in 1992 honorary degree from University of Basilicata
University of Basilicata
The University of Basilicata is an Italian university located in Matera and Potenza. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 4 Faculties.-Organization:These are the 5 colleges in which the university is divided into:* College of Agricultural Science...
. In 1993 The Normale di Pisa school organized a meeting with the poet.
On 23 March 1996, exactly one year after his death, the City Council, proclaimed Tursi "City of Pierro" and named the schools, including kindergarten, elementary and Media, after him. To the City of Tursi has donated his house and the library containing thousands of books.
Lucan Language works
- Liriche, Palatina, Roma 1946
- Nuove Liriche, Danesi in via Margutta, Roma 1949
- Mia madre passava, Fratelli Palombi, Roma 1956
- Il transito del vento, Dell'Arco, Roma 1957
- Poesie, Roma, 1958
- Il mio villaggio, Cappelli, Bologna 1959
- Agavi e Sassi, Dell'Arco, Roma 1960
- Appuntamento, Editori Laterza, Bari 1967
- Incontro a Tursi, Editori Laterza, Bari 1973
Works in the vernacular
- A terra d'u ricorde, Il Nuovo Belli, Roma 1960
- (FR) La terre du souvenir, translation Madeleine Santschi, Scheiwiller, Milano 1972.
- Metaponte, Il Nuovo Cracas, Roma 1960
- Metaponto, Editori Laterza, Bari 1966
- (FR) Metaponto, translation M. Santschi, Milano 1972
- Metaponto, Garzanti, Milano 1982
- (FR) Métaponte, translation Philippe Guérin, note di Gina Labriola, La Différence, [S. l.] 1996
- I'nnammurète, Editori Laterza, Bari 1963
- (FR) Les amoreaux, translation M. Sanschti, Milano 1971.
- Nd'u piccicarelle di Turse, Editori Laterza, Bari 1967
- Eccò 'a morte?, Editori Laterza, Bari 1969
- Famme dorme, Scheiwiller, Milano 1971
- (FR) Lasse-moi dormir, translation M. Sanschti e note d’Antonio Pizzuto, Milano 1977.
- Curtelle a lu sòue, Editori Laterza, Bari 1973
- (FR) Couteaux au soleil, translation M. Santschi, Milano 1977.
- Nu belle fatte, Mondadori, Milano 1975
- (EN) A beautiful Story, translation E. Farnsworth, introduzione di Gianfranco Folena, Milano 1976.
- (FR) Une belle historie, translation M. Santschi, Scheiwiller, Milano 1977.
- Com'agghi 'a fe?, Edizioni 32, Milano 1977
- (FR) Comm’agghì‘a fè, translation M. Santschi, Milano 1975.
- Sti mascre, L'Arco Ed.d'Arte, Roma 1980
- Dieci poesie inedite in dialetto tursitano, Pacini, Lucca 1981
- Poesie inedite in omaggio a Pierro, Lacaita, Manduria 1982
- Ci uéra turnè, Ed.del Girasole, Ravenna 1982
- Si pò nu jurne, Gruppo Forma, Torino 1983
- Poesie tursitane, Ed.del Leone, Venezia 1985
- Tante ca pàrete notte, Manni, Galatina 1986
- Un pianto nascosto, Einaudi, Torino 1986
- Nun c'è pizze di munne, Mondadori, Milano 1992
Videography
- Documentary Albino Pierro. Investigation of a poet, created by Maria Luisa Forenza, which lasted 51 minutes, broadcast on RAI1RAI1RAI1 is a transcription factor associated with Smith-Magenis syndrome. It is known as retinoic acid induced 1.-External links:*...
on 22 January 2007