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Basilio Puoti

1782 – 1847

Italian lexicographer and literary critic

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Lived 1782 – 1847 (aged 64). Basilio Puoti was a lexicographer and literary critic.

Basilio Puoti (27 July 1782, Naples – 19 July 1847, Naples) was an Italian literary critic, lexicographer and grammarian.

Life Basilio Puoti was born into an old noble family which claimed descent from Adelchi, son of Desiderius. He graduated in jurisprudence in 1809. He became the inspector general of public education for the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and then left that post to set up and teach in an Italian-language school in one of the palazzi in Naples in 1825. Its students included Giacinto de' Sivo, Luigi Settembrini and Francesco De Sanctis.

He opposed all the "barbari" (barbarians) or Romantic poets except Alessandro Manzoni, whose nationalist sentiments he shared. Puoti was instead a purist, more open regarding the Italian lexicon but advocating strict imitation of 15th and 16th century models when it came to style. He translated Greek and Latin and was a member of the Accademia della Crusca.

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University of Naples Federico II

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Who was Basilio Puoti?

Italian lexicographer and literary critic

When was Basilio Puoti born?

Basilio Puoti was born on 27 July 1782 in Naples.

When did Basilio Puoti die?

Basilio Puoti died on 19 July 1847 in Naples.

What was Basilio Puoti's occupation?

Basilio Puoti was a lexicographer and literary critic.

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· Wikipedia: Basilio Puoti

· Wikidata: Q3635816

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