Nicolò Mineo
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| Born | 2 January 1934 |
| Died | 6 February 2023 (aged 89) |
Nicolò Mineo (2 January 1934 – 6 February 2023) was an Italian literary critic, literary historian and philologist. He was professor emeritus of Italian literature at the University of Catania from 2010.
Life and career
Born in
After working as a
The main object of Mineo's studies was Dante Alighieri, to whom he dedicated a large number of essays and studies, notably a Dante monograph first published in 1970 and which had numerous new editions over the years.[1][3] He was a founding member of the Société dantesque de France, and the founder of the Lectura Dantis association.[1] Mineo was also regarded as a major scholar of Giovanni Verga and Verismo.[1]
A former Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity member, between 1998 and 2004 Mineo served as Councillor for Culture and Education in Giarre.[1][2] He died in Giarre on 6 February 2023, at the age of 89.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lepore, Francesco (8 February 2023). "In ricordo di Nicolò Mineo, fine critico letterario e accademico dai modi gentili". Linkiesta (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Il mondo della cultura piange Nicolò Mineo, studioso e raffinato amante di Dante". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Morto l'italianista Nicolò Mineo, specialista di Dante". Il Denaro (in Italian). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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