Savinio, Alberto 1891-1952
Overview
| Works: | 574 works in 1,716 publications in 5 languages and 11,220 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biographies Exhibition catalogs Autobiographies Criticism, interpretation, etc History Reviews Artists' books Dictionaries Academic theses Illustrated works |
| Roles: | Author, Illustrator, Editor, Artist, Composer, Other, Author of introduction, 070, wpr, Bibliographic antecedent, Librettist, Creator |
| Classifications: | PQ4809.H45, 853.912 |
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Most widely held works about
Alberto Savinio
- The art of enigma : the De Chirico brothers and the politics of modernism by Keala Jane Jewell( Book )
- Speaking to Clio by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- Tragedy of childhood by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- Capri by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- Alberto Savinio : lo psichismo delle forme by María Elena Gutiérrez( )
- Childhood of Nivasio Dolcemare by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- The lives of the Gods by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- Die andere Moderne : De Chirico, Savinio by Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)( Book )
- Alberto Savinio by Ugo Piscopo( Book )
- Melancholie der Moderne : Studien zur Poetik Alberto Savinios by Andrea Grewe( Book )
- Alberto Savinio : le molte facce di un artista di genio by Silvana Cirillo( Book )
- Alberto Savinio scrittore ipocrita e privo di scopo by Walter Pedullà( Book )
- Alberto Savinio by Stefano Lanuzza( Book )
- Die Fahrt des Argonauten : das Werk Alberto Savinios von der "scrittura metafisica" zum "surrealismo archeologico" by Peter Gahl( Book )
- Alberto Savinio : Comune di Milano, Milano, Palazzo Reale, giugno-luglio 1976 by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- L'argonauta, l'anatomico, il funambolo : Alberto Savinio : dai Chants de la mi-mort a Hermaphrodito by Marco Sabbatini( Book )
- Savinio e lo spettacolo by Alessandro Tinterri( Book )
- L'arte impura : percorsi e tematiche del teatro di Alberto Savinio by Luca Valentino( Book )
- Alberto Savinio : musician, writer, and painter : text by Alberto Savinio( Book )
- Alberto Savinio by Alberto Savinio( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Alberto Savinio
Childhood of Nivasio Dolcemare by
Alberto Savinio(
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51 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 360 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
51 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 360 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tragedy of childhood by
Alberto Savinio(
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44 editions published between 1937 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
44 editions published between 1937 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chants de la mi-mort ; Album 1914 by
Alberto Savinio(
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4 editions published in 1992 in French and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1992 in French and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Signor Dido : stories by
Alberto Savinio(
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3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright, and composer, Alberto Savinio was one of the most gifted and singular Italian writers of the twentieth century. Italian critics rank him alongside Pirandello, Calvino and Sciascia, but he is hardly known to American readers. He was the younger brother of Giorgio De Chirico, and Andre Breton said that the whole Modernist enterprise might be found in the work of these two brothers. Savinio composed five operas and more than forty books. A friend of Apollinaire, figures on the scene during Savinio's artistic and literary career included Picasso, Cocteau, Max Jacob and Fernand Leger. As the translator says, "his writing, like his panting, moves easily from the everyday to the fantastic. Attempts to define it as 'surrealist' are too limiting. It is free in spirit, profoundly intelligent, and beautifully controlled in style." The stories collected in Signor Dido are his last works, one story being sent to its publisher only four days before the author's death. And while this final collection was completed in 1952, it was not published in Italian until 1978. "Composed with an extreme economy of means, they are the summing up of a rich and complex life ... The stories contain haunting premonitions and at times piercing solitude, but they are all graced with Savinio's high comic sense, his fine self-humor, and that stylistic irony which, as he once said, is both a mask for modesty and subtle way of insinuating oneself into the secret of things.'"--
3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright, and composer, Alberto Savinio was one of the most gifted and singular Italian writers of the twentieth century. Italian critics rank him alongside Pirandello, Calvino and Sciascia, but he is hardly known to American readers. He was the younger brother of Giorgio De Chirico, and Andre Breton said that the whole Modernist enterprise might be found in the work of these two brothers. Savinio composed five operas and more than forty books. A friend of Apollinaire, figures on the scene during Savinio's artistic and literary career included Picasso, Cocteau, Max Jacob and Fernand Leger. As the translator says, "his writing, like his panting, moves easily from the everyday to the fantastic. Attempts to define it as 'surrealist' are too limiting. It is free in spirit, profoundly intelligent, and beautifully controlled in style." The stories collected in Signor Dido are his last works, one story being sent to its publisher only four days before the author's death. And while this final collection was completed in 1952, it was not published in Italian until 1978. "Composed with an extreme economy of means, they are the summing up of a rich and complex life ... The stories contain haunting premonitions and at times piercing solitude, but they are all graced with Savinio's high comic sense, his fine self-humor, and that stylistic irony which, as he once said, is both a mask for modesty and subtle way of insinuating oneself into the secret of things.'"--
Operatic lives by
Alberto Savinio(
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39 editions published between 1942 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
39 editions published between 1942 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nuova enciclopedia by
Alberto Savinio(
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43 editions published between 1080 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
43 editions published between 1080 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The departure of the argonaut by
Alberto Savinio(
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24 editions published in 1986 in English and German and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published in 1986 in English and German and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hermaphrodito by
Alberto Savinio(
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24 editions published between 1974 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1974 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Souvenirs by
Alberto Savinio(
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28 editions published between 1945 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
28 editions published between 1945 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Opere : scritti dispersi tra guerra e dopoguerra (1943-1952) by
Alberto Savinio(
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9 editions published in 1989 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1989 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 124 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Maupassant e l'altro by
Alberto Savinio(
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29 editions published between 1960 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
29 editions published between 1960 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hermaphrodito : e altri romanzi by
Alberto Savinio(
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10 editions published in 1995 in Italian and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1995 in Italian and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La casa ispirata by
Alberto Savinio(
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20 editions published between 1925 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1925 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Isadora Duncan by
Alberto Savinio(
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21 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in 5 languages and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in 5 languages and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Capitano Ulisse by
Alberto Savinio(
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18 editions published between 1934 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1934 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Palchetti romani by
Alberto Savinio(
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8 editions published in 1982 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1982 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Il signor Dido by
Alberto Savinio(
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15 editions published between 1978 and 1992 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1978 and 1992 in Italian and Undetermined and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tutta la vita by
Alberto Savinio(
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22 editions published between 1945 and 2011 in Italian and Spanish and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1945 and 2011 in Italian and Spanish and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Aquiles enamorado : (Gradus ad Parnasum) by
Alberto Savinio(
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4 editions published in 2004 in Spanish and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2004 in Spanish and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Casa "la Vita" : e altri racconti by
Alberto Savinio(
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7 editions published in 1999 in Italian and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1999 in Italian and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- De Chirico, Giorgio 1888-1978 Other Illustrator Artist Author
- Tinterri, Alessandro Author of introduction Publishing director Annotator Author Editor
- Jewell, Keala Jane Author
- Vivarelli, Pia Other Author Editor
- Baldacci, Paolo Author Editor
- Italia, Paola Author Editor
- Sciascia, Leonardo Editor
- Jona, A. (Alberto) 1957- Performer
- Zaffaroni, Danilo Performer Instrumentalist
- Canino, Bruno Performer Instrumentalist
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Andrea de Chirico
Chirico, Alberto de 1891-1952
Chirico, Andrea Alberto de.
Chirico Andrea de
Chirico, Andrea de 1891-1952
Chirico, Andrea de Wirkl. Name von Alberto Savinio 1891-1952
Chirico Andrea Francesco Alberto de
De Chirico, Alberto 1891-1952
de Chirico, Andrea
De Chirico, Andrea 1891-1952
De Chirico, Andrea Alberto.
De Chirico, Andrea Francesco Alberto
De Chirico, Andrea Wirkl. Name von Alberto Savinio 1891-1952
DeChirico, Andrea 1891-1952
Sabinio , Almperto
Sabinio, Almperto, 1891-1952
Savinio A.
Savinio, Alberto
Алберто Савинио
Алберто Савино италијански сликар
Савинио, Альберто
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آلبرتو ساوینیو نویسنده و آهنگساز ایتالیایی
البيرتو ساڤينيو
アルベルト・サヴィニオ
サヴィニオ, アルベルト
デ・キリコ, アンドレア
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