Songs before Sunrise
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Songs before Sunrise is a collection of poems relating to Italy
, and particularly its unification
, by Algernon Charles Swinburne
. It was published in 1871 and can be seen as an extension of his earlier long poem, A Song of Italy. Swinburne was partly inspired to write the songs by a meeting with Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini
in March of 1867.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and particularly its unification
Italian unification
Italian unification was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century...
, by Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He invented the roundel form, wrote several novels, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica...
. It was published in 1871 and can be seen as an extension of his earlier long poem, A Song of Italy. Swinburne was partly inspired to write the songs by a meeting with Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini , nicknamed Soul of Italy, was an Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy. His efforts helped bring about the independent and unified Italy in place of the several separate states, many dominated by foreign powers, that existed until the 19th century...
in March of 1867.