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Renato Poggioli

Italian literary critic (1907-1963) · Italy · On the map · Writers · Died at 56

Renato Poggioli, was an Italian academic specializing in comparative literature. After 1938, he lived in the United States. At the time of his death, he was the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature at Harvard University.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1952

About this person

A prolific writer and translator, who was fluent in five languages, he is considered one of the founders of the academic discipline of comparative literature in the United States.

Country
Italy
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1963 · aged 56