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Isidoro Del Lungo
1841–1927
A leading Italian literary historian and critic, he devoted much of his life to Dante, old Florence, and the careful study of Italy’s language and culture. He was also a teacher and public figure whose work linked scholarship with civic life.
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La donna fiorentina del buon tempo antico
by Isidoro Del Lungo
About the author
Born in Montevarchi on December 20, 1841, Isidoro Del Lungo became one of Italy’s best-known literary historians, critics, and teachers. Although he studied law in Siena and Pisa, his real interests were literature, poetry, and the history of Italian culture, and he went on to build a career in scholarship and education.
Del Lungo is especially remembered for his studies of Dante and for his work on medieval and Renaissance Florence. He taught in Florence, took part in public life as a politician, and was closely involved with major cultural institutions. He was a member of the Accademia della Crusca and later served as its last arciconsolo and then its first president after the institution’s reorganization.
He died in Florence on May 4, 1927. His writing combined deep archival research with a lively interest in the city, language, and literary world that shaped Italian history, which is why his books still matter to readers interested in Dante, Florence, and the making of modern Italian culture.