Luciano Anceschi
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Luciano Anceschi was an Italian
literary critic and essayist. A pupil
of Antonio Banfi, from whom he graduated in 1934, he taught at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bologna
and became part of the cultural group Corrente di Vita
(1938). He was a man of many interests: his library
(of approximately 30,000 prints, more than 18,000 letters and thousands of autograph
s) was donated to the city of Bologna
and is currently housed at the Biblioteca Comunale dell'Archiginnasio.
In 1948
, he contributed an essay
on "T. S. Eliot
and Philosophical
Poetry
" to a biblio-symposium
honouring the poet
's sixtieth birthday
.
Italy
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literary critic and essayist. A pupil
Pupil
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of Antonio Banfi, from whom he graduated in 1934, he taught at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
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and became part of the cultural group Corrente di Vita
Corrente di Vita
Corrente di Vita Giovanile , later renamed Corrente di Vita or Corrente, was an Italian magazine founded on 1 January 1938 in Milan by artist Ernesto Treccani....
(1938). He was a man of many interests: his library
Library
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(of approximately 30,000 prints, more than 18,000 letters and thousands of autograph
Autograph
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s) was donated to the city of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and is currently housed at the Biblioteca Comunale dell'Archiginnasio.
In 1948
1948 in literature
The year 1948 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The Pulitzer Prize for the Novel is renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction....
, he contributed an essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
on "T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his...
and Philosophical
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...
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
" to a biblio-symposium
Symposium
In ancient Greece, the symposium was a drinking party. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara...
honouring the poet
Poet
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's sixtieth birthday
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