Reto Rossetti (11 April 1909 – 20 September 1994) was a British poet and an
Esperantist
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professor. He was Italian-Swiss and retained his nationality, although he lived all his life in Britain. His professional career as a teacher in art colleges culminated as Head of the art education department at
Bristol university. His elder brother was
Cezaro Rossetti, author of ''
Kredu min, sinjorino!'' (''Believe me, Ma'am!''). He died at
Gosport
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.
Creative life
His poetry appeared in the compendious work, ''
Kvaropo'' (''Quartet''). Poems by Rossetti used to appear in the
Esperanto
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(newspaper) press.
With his brother, Cezaro Rossetti (Caesar) he wrote and illustrated 'The Moc Gonnogal' – a collection of poems written as a spoof on the work of the Scottish poet William McGonnogal.
His other works are: ''
Mestizo de l' Mondo'' (''Mestizo of the World''), a collection of poems; ''
El la Maniko'' (''Out of my Sleeve''); and ''
Pinta krajono'' (''Sharp Pencil''), a collection of novellas. His main translation is ''Otelo'' (''
Othello
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'') by
Shakespeare
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. Rossetti did many translations from English poetry. He was the editor and main collaborator on the ''Angla Antologio''.
Three of his works are on
William Auld's ''
Basic Esperanto Reading List'':
''
El la maniko'', ''
33 Rakontoj'', ''
Pinta krajono''.
Works
Original in Esperanto
*''
Oazo'' (poetry collection in ''
Kvaropo'' (1952))
*''
Mestizo de l' Mondo''
*''
El la maniko'' (a collection of novellas, 1955)
*''
Pinta krajono'' (a collection of poems, 1959)
Translations
*''Otelo''
Edited publications
*''
33 Rakontoj, La Esperanta novelaro'' with
Ferenc Szilágyi
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Refer ...
*''
Angla Antologio'' with
William Auld
Sources
The first version of this article is a translation from the corresponding article in the Esperanto Wikipedia.
External links
*(in Esperanto)''
Short biography
*(in Esperanto)''
Sperto saĝon akrigas. A review of the Rossetti brothersby
Baldur Ragnarsson, originally published in ''
Juna Amiko''.
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1909 births
1994 deaths
British Esperantists
Writers of Esperanto literature
Translators to Esperanto
20th-century translators
Swiss emigrants to the United Kingdom