Ugo Antonio Amico
Ugo Antonio Amico | |
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Bust of Ugo Antonio Amico | |
| Born | September 6, 1831 Erice, Sicily |
| Died | April 24, 1917 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Poet; essayist; educator |
| Language | Italian |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Relatives | Antonio Pizzuto (grandson) |
Ugo Antonio Amico (6 September 1831 – 24 April 1917) was a poet, humanist and educator from Erice, Sicily.
Works
He is best known for three books about his hometown and Sicilian culture:
- Elegie ericine (Firenze: G. Barbera, 1892), a cycle of poems about Erice.[1]
- Cronistoria ericina dal 1848 al 1860 (Palermo: Boccone del povero, 1910), a straightforward local chronicle of the Risorgimento years.[2]
- Leggende popolari ericine (Palermo: Boccone del povero, 2nd ed., 1914), a collection of traditional stories and beliefs.[3]
Life
Amico was born in Monte San Giuliano (now Erice) on 6 September 1831. He first studied at the Seminary of Mazara, then studied literature in Palermo.[4] He taught in secondary schools in Pisa, Florence and Palermo, and served as a libero docente (free lecturer) in Italian literature at the University of Palermo from 1893 to 1898.[5]
He is commemorated with a bronze bust in the Balio Gardens at Erice.[6] His daughter Maria was the mother of the novelist Antonio Pizzuto.[7]
References
- ^ Amico, Ugo Antonio (1892). Elegie ericine (in Italian). Firenze: Tip. di G. Barbera – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Cronistoria ericina dal 1848 al 1860". HathiTrust Catalog (in Italian). 1910. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Amico, Ugo Antonio (1914). Leggende popolari ericine (in Italian) (2 ed.). Boccone del povero. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Uomini illustri ericini" (PDF). TrapaniNostra (in Italian). p. 8. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Rosi, Michele. "Appunti personali (1901–1933)" (PDF) (in Italian). University College London (digitised notes). p. 227. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "AL BALIO, tra busti e iscrizioni" (PDF). TrapaniNostra (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ Galvagno, Rosalba. "PIZZUTO, Antonio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 1 October 2025.