CARLO COLLODI
Name:Carlo Lorenzini
Born: 24 November 1826
Died 26 October 1890 (aged 63)
During the Wars of Independence in 1848 and 1860 Collodi served as a volunteer
with the Tuscan army. His active interest in political matters may be seen in
his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of the satirical
newspaper Il Lampione. This newspaper was censored by order of the Grand Duke of
Tuscany in 1849 but re-emerged in May 1860.
Lorenzini had won fame as early as 1856 with his novel In vapore and had also
begun intense activity on other political newspapers such as Il Fanfulla; at the
same time he was employed by the Censorship Commission for the Theatre. During
this period he composed various satirical sketches and stories (sometimes simply
by collating earlier articles), including Macchiette (1880), Occhi e nasi (1881),
Storie allegre (1887).
In 1875 he entered the domain of children's literature with Racconti delle fate,
a translation of French fairy tales by Perrault. In 1876 Lorenzini wrote
Giannettino (inspired by Alessandro Luigi Parravicini's Giannetto), the
Minuzzolo, and Il viaggio per l'Italia di Giannettino, a series which explored
the re-unification of Italy through the ironic thoughts and actions of the
character Giannettino.
Lorenzini died unaware of the fame and popularity that awaited his work; as in
the allegory of the story, Pinocchio eventually went on to lead his own
independent life, distinct from that of the author. It has been said that this
was one of the inspiring themes of Luigi Pirandello's Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore
Name:Carlo Lorenzini
Born: 24 November 1826
Died 26 October 1890 (aged 63)
During the Wars of Independence in 1848 and 1860 Collodi served as a volunteer
with the Tuscan army. His active interest in political matters may be seen in
his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of the satirical
newspaper Il Lampione. This newspaper was censored by order of the Grand Duke of
Tuscany in 1849 but re-emerged in May 1860.
Lorenzini had won fame as early as 1856 with his novel In vapore and had also
begun intense activity on other political newspapers such as Il Fanfulla; at the
same time he was employed by the Censorship Commission for the Theatre. During
this period he composed various satirical sketches and stories (sometimes simply
by collating earlier articles), including Macchiette (1880), Occhi e nasi (1881),
Storie allegre (1887).
In 1875 he entered the domain of children's literature with Racconti delle fate,
a translation of French fairy tales by Perrault. In 1876 Lorenzini wrote
Giannettino (inspired by Alessandro Luigi Parravicini's Giannetto), the
Minuzzolo, and Il viaggio per l'Italia di Giannettino, a series which explored
the re-unification of Italy through the ironic thoughts and actions of the
character Giannettino.
Lorenzini died unaware of the fame and popularity that awaited his work; as in
the allegory of the story, Pinocchio eventually went on to lead his own
independent life, distinct from that of the author. It has been said that this
was one of the inspiring themes of Luigi Pirandello's Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore