Giovanni Placido Agostino Pascoli was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature in the late nineteenth century. Alongside Gabriele D'Annunzio, he was one of the greatest Italian decadent poets. Wikipedia
Born: December 31, 1855, San Mauro Pascoli, Italy
Died: April 6, 1912 (age 56 years), Bologna, Italy
Parents: Ruggero Pascoli and Caterina Vincenzi Alloccatelli
Education: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Literary movement: Symbolism, Decadentism
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