Giovanni Macchia
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Giovanni Macchia (14 November 1912 – 30 September 2001) was an Italian literary critic and essayist. Born in Trani, the son of a magistrate, Macchia moved with his family to Rome in 1923, where, in 1934, he graduated in letters and philosophy with a thesis on
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as a critic, a topic which was later one of his main subject of studies. He attended master classes at the Collège de France and at La Sorbonne. Enrico Guaraldo (2006).
Macchia, Giovanni
. '' Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - - Volume 67''. Treccani.
Starting from 1938, he was a lecturer of French letters and literature at the University of Pisa, at the University of Catania and at La Sapienza in Rome, where he also founded and directed the Institute of history of the theatre and performing arts. His essay about Marcel Proust,'' L'angelo della notte'', got him a Bagutta Prize in 1979. Other main subjects of his analysis include the European theatre, the French moralists, and the
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.Serenella Rolfi (1993).
Macchia, Giovanni
. '' Enciclopedia Italiana - V Appendice''. Treccani.
A member of the Accademia dei Lincei since 1962, he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1990. In 1992, he received a Balzan Prize.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Macchia, Giovanni 1912 births 2001 deaths People from Trani Italian literary critics Recipients of the Legion of Honour Sapienza University of Rome alumni Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome Academic staff of the University of Pisa Academic staff of the University of Catania