Angelo Brofferio

Angelo Brofferio
Angelo Brofferio, 1848
Personal details
Born	(1802-12-06)6 December 1802 Castelnuovo Calcea, French Republic
Died	25 May 1866(1866-05-25) (aged 63) Minusio, Swiss Confederation
Alma mater	University of Turin
Profession	Poet, politician, writer

Angelo Brofferio (6 December 1802 – 25 May 1866) was a Piedmontese and Italian poet and politician, active during the period of Italian unification.

Literary works

Brofferio was known as "the Piemotic Béranger". His poem entitled Canzoni piemontesi, written in Piedmontese, is among his most noteworthy works.

Bust of Angelo Brofferio at the Pincian Hill in Rome

Tragedies

• Su morre
• Eudossia
• Idomeneo
• Vitige re dei Goti
• Il vampiro
• Mio cugino
• Salvator Rosa
• Il tartufo politico

Other works

• Tradizioni italiane
• Scene elleniche
• Storia delle rivoluzioni italiane dal 1821 al 1848
• Storia del Piemonte dal 1814 ai giorni nostri
• Storia del parlamento subalpino
• I miei tempi

See also

• Unification of Italy

External links

• Media related to Angelo Brofferio at Wikimedia Commons
• Works by Angelo Brofferio at Open Library.