Machado de Assis: L´Italia nel cuore di uno scrittore brasiliano dell´ottocento

Abstract

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis loved Italy, its literture and poets, among whom Dante, Leopardi, Tasso stand out. He was particularly fond of Italian theatre and opera and appreciated some of their most famous representatives such as Adelaide Ristori, Ernesto Rossi, Annetta Casaloni and Augusta Candiani. In Italy he is only known within universities and select scholar circles.

Keywords

• Machado de Assis
• Presenza italiana nella sua opera: fortuna critica in Italia