Carducci, Giosuè

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Carducci, Giosuè (1835—1907) Winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Literature, Carducci ranks with the greatest of the modern Italian poets, including fellow unbeliever Leopardi. He was strongly anti-Catholic. Among his works are Inno a Satana [Hymn to Satan] (1865) and Rime e ritme (1898). In an 1857 poem he wrote, “Il secoletto vil che cristianeggia [This vile christianizing century].” In 1860 he became professor of Greek in Bologna University but was suspended for a time because of an address to Mazzini. In 1865 he wrote a fiery “Hymn to Satan” and, according to McCabe, never abandoned his atheism in the days of his fame. In Naturalismo Italiano, Carelle quotes Carducci as saying, “I know neither truce of God nor peace with the Vatican or any priests. They are the real and unaltering enemies of Italy.” In 1876, Carducci was elected as republican deputy to the Italian Parliament for Lugo di Romagna. {BDF; CE; JM; JMR; RAT}