GIOVANNI BERCHET
\d͡ʒəvˈɑːni bˈɜːt͡ʃɪt], \dʒəvˈɑːni bˈɜːtʃɪt], \dʒ_ə_v_ˈɑː_n_i b_ˈɜː_tʃ_ɪ_t]\
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An Italian poet; born in Milan, Dec. 23, 1783; died in Turin, March 23, 1851. He was a leader in the school of poets and thinkers who sought to restore Italian literature to its ancient eminence by a purely national development. Coming under suspicion of Carbonarism, he had to quit his country, and lived several years abroad. His songs and romantic ballads- "Italian Poems" (1848) - made him the favorite popular singer of Italy. His best performance is "The Fugitives of Parga".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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