author
Arturo Graf
1848–1913
Born in Athens and shaped by a multilingual, cross-cultural upbringing, he became one of Italy’s distinctive literary voices of the late 19th century. His work blends poetry, criticism, and a lasting fascination with myth, history, and the darker corners of imagination.
7 Audiobooks
Miti, leggende e superstizioni del Medio Evo, vol. II
by Arturo Graf
Miti, leggende e superstizioni del Medio Evo, vol. I
by Arturo Graf
Foscolo, Manzoni, Leopardi: saggi Aggiuntovi preraffaelliti, simbolisti ed esteti e letteratura dell'avvenire
by Arturo Graf
Attraverso il Cinquecento
by Arturo Graf
Il Diavolo
by Arturo Graf
About the author
Born on January 19, 1848, in Athens, he was the son of a German father and an Italian mother from Ancona. He grew up across different places and languages, later studying in Naples before building his career in Italian letters.
He became known as a poet, literary critic, and scholar, and spent much of his academic life in Turin as a professor of Italian literature. He was also among the founders of the Giornale storico della letteratura italiana, an important literary journal.
Remembered for both his verse and his criticism, he wrote with a thoughtful, often introspective spirit, drawing on medieval themes, legend, and cultural history. He died in Turin in 1913, leaving behind a body of work that links scholarship with a richly imaginative literary sensibility.