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Raffaello Barbiera
1851–1934
A lively Italian journalist and writer, he turned literary gossip, society portraits, and historical sketches into entertaining reading. His books preserve the tone and personalities of late 19th-century cultural life, especially in Milan.
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Carlo Porta e la sua Milano
by Raffaello Barbiera
About the author
Born in Venice on February 2, 1851, Raffaello Barbiera became an Italian journalist and writer whose career moved between literature, history, and cultural commentary. After studying law and working for the Venice municipality, he shifted into journalism and later built much of his reputation in Milan.
Barbiera wrote for major Italian periodicals, including Corriere della Sera and L’Illustrazione Italiana, and published a large number of books. He is especially remembered for works that blend biography, memoir, anecdote, and literary history, often centered on the world of salons, writers, musicians, and public figures of the Risorgimento and the late 19th century.
He died in Milan on January 5, 1934. Today, his writing remains valuable not only for its storytelling but also for the vivid window it offers into Italian cultural life of his time.