Massimo Bontempelli
Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, dramatist, musician and journalist.
Born Como 12 May, 1878. Died Rome 21 July 1960
Stage Works
- La piccola (The Little One). Play. Written 1913
- Santa Teresa. Play. Produced Milan, Teatro Alfieri, May 15,
1915.
- La guardia alla luna (Watching for the Moon). Play, 7 scenes.
Produced Milan, Teatro Olympia, 1916.
- Siepe a nord-ouest (High Hedge in the Northwest). Play. Written
1919. Produced Rome, Teatro degli Indipendenti, 1923.
- Nostra Dea (Our Dea). Comedy. Produced Rome, Pirandello Company,
May, 1925.
- Minnie la candida (Ingenuous Minnie). Play. Written 1927.
Produced Milan, Compagnia Italianissima, January, 1929.
- Venezia salva (Venice Preserved). Play. Written 1927. Produced
1949.
- Valonia, o La famiglia del fabbro (Valonia, or The Blacksmith's
Family). Play. Written 1931. Produced San Remo, Compagnia Picasso,
December, 1932.
- Bassano padre geloso (Bassano, the Jealous Father). Play.
Written 1932. Produced Milan, Teatro Odeon, Feb. 5, 1934.
- Nembo (Cloud). Play. Produced 1935.
- Cenerentola (Cinderella). Play. Produced 1942.
- La fame (Hunger). Play. Written 1943. Produced Rome, Teatro
dell'Ateneo, 1949.
CRITICISM
- L. Baldacci, Massimo Bontempelli, Turin, 1967
- F. Tempesti, Massimo Bontempelli, Florence, 1974.
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