Amedeo Benedetti (22 September 1954, in
Fivizzano
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History
It became part of the Republic of Florence in the 15th century thus gaining the Tuscan republic an important foothold in Lunigiana, a key region whi ...
,
Tuscany
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– 18 April 2017) was an Italian scholar and writer.
Life
He graduated in Classical Literature, in History and in Philosophy at the
University of Genoa.
Later he became literature and history teacher in a High School, an activity he continued until his death.
Benedetti spent more time writing. He has written essays on the language of important international characters, such as
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...
,
Henry Kissinger
Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 56th United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and the 7th National Security Advisor (United States), natio ...
, and
Pope Benedict XVI
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alias
Joseph Ratzinger.
His numerous studies about language have helped to promote an awareness in Italy of officialese, journalese, legalese, medical jargon, pidgin, political jargon, and of terrorist organisations (
Red Brigades
The Red Brigades ( , often abbreviated BR) were an Italian far-left Marxist–Leninist militant group. It was responsible for numerous violent incidents during Italy's Years of Lead, including the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro in 1978, ...
).
See S.B.N. (Italian Library catalogues)
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He further was an essayist and columnist
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for many journals, as “Lettere italiane”, “Esperienze letterarie”, “Otto/Novecento”, “Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali”, “Critica letteraria”, and others.
Works
* ''Il comportamento televisivo'', Genova, Regione Liguria, 1996.
* ''Il comportamento radiofonico'', Genova, Regione Liguria, 1996.
* ''Comunicazione e osservazione per musicoterapeuti'', Genova, Associazione Italiana Studi di Musicoterapia, 1997.
* ''Il programma dell’Accesso'', Genova, Erga, 1999.
* ''Storia dei programmi televisivi di maggior audience'', Genova, Erga, 1999.
* ''Gli archivi delle immagini. Fototeche, cineteche e videoteche in Italia'', Genova, Erga, 2000.
* ''Gli archivi sonori. Fonoteche, nastroteche e biblioteche musicali in Italia'', Genova, Erga, 2002
* ''Il linguaggio delle nuove Brigate Rosse'', Genova, Erga, 2002.
* ''Il cinema documentato. Cineteche, musei del cinema e biblioteche cinematografiche in Italia'', Genova, Cineteca Griffith, 2002.
* (with Bruno Benedetti) ''Gli archivi della scienza. Musei e biblioteche della scienza e della tecnologia in Italia'', Genova, Erga, 2003.
* ''L’osservazione per l'intelligence e l'indagine'', Genova, Erga, 2003.
* ''Decisione e persuasione per l'intelligence (e la politica)'', Genova, Erga, 2004.
* ''Bibliografia artigianato. La manualistica artigiana del Novecento: pubblicazioni su arti e mestieri in Italia dall'Unità ad oggi'', Genova, Erga, 2004.
* ''Il linguaggio e la retorica della nuova politica italiana: Silvio Berlusconi e Forza Italia'', Genova, Erga, 2004.
* ''Lezioni di politica di Henry Kissinger. Linguaggio, pensiero ed aforismi del più abile politico di fine Novecento'', Genova, Erga, 2005.
* ''Bibliografia ragionata sulla cultura delle immagini'', Genova, Erga, 2005.
* ''Il libro. Storia, tecnica, strutture'', Arma di Taggia, Atene, 2006.
* ''Manuale di sburocrazia. Analisi, note e proposte di correzione del linguaggio burocratico italiano'', Genova, Aba Libri, 2008.
* ''Bancarese addio! Proposte di correzione del linguaggio bancario italiano'', Genova, Aba Libri, 2008.
* ''Il linguaggio di Benedetto XVI, al secolo Joseph Ratzinger'', Genova, Erga, 2012.
* ''Dica trentatre. Analisi, note e proposte di correzione del “medichese”'', Genova, Erga, 2012.
* ''Mi rimetto alla clemenza della corte. Analisi, note e proposte di correzione del linguaggio giuridico italiano'', Genova, Erga, 2012.
References
External links
writer’s website
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1954 births
2017 deaths
Italian essayists
Italian male non-fiction writers
Italian columnists
Historians of Italy
Italian male essayists
People from the Province of Massa-Carrara