Ottavio Profeta (October 10, 1890 – November 23, 1963) was an Italian poet.
Biography
Ottavio Profeta was born in Aidone, Italy on October 10, 1890, to Franco and Adele Piazza. After earning a university degree in law and a short public job in Catania, Sicily, he befriended Giovanni Verga, Luigi Capuana and Luigi Pirandello, and followed their lead in artistically representing the fall of romantic illusions, with a focus on "losers", the poor, and the middle-class, which he viewed as trapped between desperation and disillusionment. He died in Mascalucia in 1963.
Published works
- L'amante dell'amore
- Nascere
- Odia il prossimo tuo
- Sicilia Favola vera
- De Roberto e Pirandello
References
- ^ "Reviewed Work: Odia il prossimo tuo: romanzo by Ottavio Profeta". Books Abroad. 7: 94.
- "Recent Books". Italica. 17 (4): 181–184. 1940 – via JSTOR.