Trilussa

Trilussa, actually Carlo Alberto Salustri ( born October 26, 1871 in Rome, † December 21, 1950 ) was an Italian writer. He was known for his poems in Roman dialect.

Life and work

After a childhood in poverty - at the age of three he lost his father - and an irregular education had Trilussa at a young age his literary debut when he published in 1887 in Roman Luigi Zanazzos magazine Il Rugantino poems. After that, he wrote for other newspapers ( Don Quixote, Capitan Fracassa, Il Messaggero, Il travaso delle idee ) 1889 and gave his first volume of poetry Le stelle di Roma ( Eng.: The stars of Rome) out.

His fame and its importance increased, especially in the 1920s and 1930s, although he joined any literary circle and this the more readily on the streets and in the taverns - the preferred source of his inspiration - was staying. His poetry is primarily concerned with Rome's petty bourgeoisie, the housewife, the shop seller and the staff, but also denounces the sins of governments and the vices of the rich in highly satirical manner. Some of his sonnets make moralistic fables, following the example of Aesop dar. In addition, he made also drawings and sketches, some of which the posthumously published by Pietro Pancrazi complete works edition Tutte le poesie (1951 ) were added.

Trilussa was appointed on 1 December 1950 by the Italian President Luigi Einaudi for a senator for life, but died as 20 days later.

Bibliography

Original editions

• Le stelle de Roma (1889 )
• Quaranta Sonetti (1895 )
• Favole roman ash (1900)
• Caffè - concerto (1901 )
• He serrajo (1903 )
• Ommini e bestie (1908 )
• Le storie (1915 )
• Lupi e agnelli (1919)
• Le cose (1922 )
• La gente (1927 )

German translations

• The converted snake and twenty-seven other fables. Frankfurt: Trajan Press, 1952
• The first sharks and other fables. Frankfurt am Main: Insel, 1962