Francesco Saverio Quadrio

Francesco Saverio Quadrio
Born	1 December 1695  Ponte in Valtellina, Duchy of Milan
Died	21 November 1756  (aged 60) Milan, Duchy of Milan
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Pavia
Occupation	Writer, historian, literary historian

Francesco Saverio Quadrio (1 December 1695 – 21 November 1756)^[1] was an Italian scholar, historian, and writer. His most famous work is Della storia e della ragione di ogni poesia, a voluminous history of poetry, theatre, and music. It is considered the earliest attempt to produce a universal literary encyclopedia.^[2]

Biography

Quadrio was born in

Quadrio also published, among other works, the Dissertazioni critico-storiche intorno alla Rezia di qua dalle Alpi, oggi detta Valtellina (1755), which testifies to his learning and has a preface explaining his motives in changing his calling.[1]

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Bibliography

• Rees, Abraham (1819). The Cyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown [etc.]. Catalog record at HathiTrust
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• Reynolds, Barbara (1992). "Quadrio, Francesco Saverio". In
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• Waller, John Francis; Eadie, John; editors (1863).
  The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography, 3 volumes. Glasgow: William MacKenzie. Vols. 1 (AA–CZU), 2 (DAA–IWA), and 3
  (JAA–ZWI) at HathiTrust.
• Lindon, J. (2002). "Quadrio, Francesco Saverio". The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

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• Della storia e della ragione di ogni poesia, at the Internet Archive:
  • Vol. 1 (1739)
  • Vol. 2 (1741)
  • Vol. 2, Book 2 (1742)
  • Vol. 3 (1743)
  • Vol. 3, Part 2 (1744)
  • Vol. 4 (1749)
  • Vol. [5] (1752), titled: Indice universale Della storia...