Reto Rossetti
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Reto Rossetti was a poet and an Esperantist
professor. He was Italian-Swiss and retained his nationality, although he lived all his life in Britain. His professional career as a teacher in art colleges culminated as Head of the art education department at Bristol university. His elder brother was Cezaro Rossetti
, author of Kredu min, sinjorino!
(Believe me, Ma'am!). He died at Gosport
.
(newspaper) press.
With his brother, Cezaro Rossetti (Caesar) he wrote and illustrated 'The Moc Gonnogal' - a collection of poems written as a spoof on the work of the Scottish poet William McGonnogal.
His other works are: Mestizo de l' Mondo (Mestizo of the World), a collection of poems; El la Maniko (Out of my Sleeve); and Pinta krajono (Sharp Pencil), a collection of novellas. His main translation is Otelo (Othello
) by Shakespeare. Rossetti did many translations from English poetry. He was the editor and main collaborator on the Angla Antologio.
Three of his works are on William Auld
's Basic Esperanto Reading List:
El la maniko, 33 Rakontoj, Pinta krajono.
Esperantist
An Esperantist is a person who speaks or uses Esperanto. Etymologically, an Esperantist is someone who hopes...
professor. He was Italian-Swiss and retained his nationality, although he lived all his life in Britain. His professional career as a teacher in art colleges culminated as Head of the art education department at Bristol university. His elder brother was Cezaro Rossetti
Cezaro Rossetti
Cezaro Rossetti was a Scottish Esperanto writer.Of Italian-Swiss derivation, he was born in Glasgow and lived in Britain. Together with his younger brother, Reto Rossetti, he learned Esperanto in 1928...
, author of Kredu min, sinjorino!
Kredu min, sinjorino!
Kredu min, sinjorino! is the title of a novel originally written in Esperanto by Cezaro Rossetti. It is listed in William Auld's Basic Esperanto Reading List and was published for the first time in 1950, the same year in which Rossetti died....
(Believe me, Ma'am!). He died at Gosport
Gosport
Gosport is a town, district and borough situated on the south coast of England, within the county of Hampshire. It has approximately 80,000 permanent residents with a further 5,000-10,000 during the summer months...
.
Creative life
His poetry appeared in the compendious work, Kvaropo (Foursome). Poems by Rossetti used to appear in the EsperantoEsperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
(newspaper) press.
With his brother, Cezaro Rossetti (Caesar) he wrote and illustrated 'The Moc Gonnogal' - a collection of poems written as a spoof on the work of the Scottish poet William McGonnogal.
His other works are: Mestizo de l' Mondo (Mestizo of the World), a collection of poems; El la Maniko (Out of my Sleeve); and Pinta krajono (Sharp Pencil), a collection of novellas. His main translation is Otelo (Othello
Othello
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
) by Shakespeare. Rossetti did many translations from English poetry. He was the editor and main collaborator on the Angla Antologio.
Three of his works are on William Auld
William Auld
William Auld was a Scottish poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, 2004, and 2006 making him the first and only person to be nominated for works in Esperanto...
's Basic Esperanto Reading List:
El la maniko, 33 Rakontoj, Pinta krajono.
Original in Esperanto
- Oazo (poetry collection in Kvaropo (1952))
- Mestizo de l' Mondo
- El la maniko (a collection of novellas, 1955)
- Pinta krajono (a collection of poems, 1959)
Edited publications
- 33 Rakontoj, La Esperanta novelaro with Ferenc Szilágyi
- Angla Antologio with William AuldWilliam AuldWilliam Auld was a Scottish poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, 2004, and 2006 making him the first and only person to be nominated for works in Esperanto...
Source
The first version of this article is a translation from the corresponding article in the Esperanto Wikipedia.External links
- (in Esperanto) Short biography.
- (in Esperanto) Sperto saĝon akrigas. A review of the Rossetti brothers by Baldur RagnarssonBaldur RagnarssonBaldur Ragnarsson is an Icelandic poet and author of Esperanto works. He was a teacher and a superintendent of schools in Iceland.- Esperanto :...
, originally published in Juna Amiko.