author
Vittorio Imbriani
1840–1886
A restless and brilliant figure in 19th-century Italian letters, this Neapolitan writer brought sharp intelligence and unusual energy to fiction, criticism, and the study of folk traditions. His work moves between literary experiment, political passion, and a deep curiosity about popular culture.
4 Audiobooks
La novellaja fiorentina Fiabe e novelline stenografate in Firenze dal dettato popolare
by Vittorio Imbriani
Fame usurpate
by Vittorio Imbriani
Mastr'Impicca
by Vittorio Imbriani
About the author
Born in Naples on October 27, 1840, Vittorio Imbriani grew up in a strongly political family and spent part of his youth away from Naples because of his father's liberal commitments. He later became known as a writer, literary historian, critic, and scholar with wide-ranging interests.
Imbriani took part in the Risorgimento as a volunteer, and that mix of political intensity and intellectual independence stayed with him throughout his life. He wrote fiction, poetry, essays, and criticism, and he is especially remembered for his serious attention to Italian oral traditions, including folk poetry, songs, and fairy tales.
He has also been noted as an important early folklorist in Italy, linked to the study of popular traditions and the term demopsicologia. Imbriani died on January 1, 1886, and is still remembered as one of the most original and difficult-to-classify Italian writers of his time.