MONTI.
Arcadian Poetry
(19th of February.) His Birth
1754.
His Parentage
Italian Farmers
Early Boyhood of Monti
Anecdote of him
His Studies at Faenza
Destined by his Father to Agricultural Labour; his Dislike of
this Occupation
this Occupation
Ineffectual Attempts of his Father to overcome this
His first Italian Poem; he adopts Alighieri as his Model
His "Vision of Ezekiel"
Cardinal Borghese takes Monti under his Protection; he
accompanies the Cardinal to Rome
accompanies the Cardinal to Rome
The Arcadians of the Bosco Parrasio celebrate the Quinquenalli
of Pius VI.
of Pius VI.
1780.
Monti made Secretary to the Duke of Braschi
His want of political Integrity
His Ode on the Marriage of the Duke of Braschi
His Ambition excited by the Emulation inspired by Alfieri
1779.
His "Aristodemo" acted at Rome with great Success
1787.
Plot of this Tragedy
Marriage of Monti
Hugh Basseville
Sent by the French to spread their Revolutionary Tenets
beyond the Alps
beyond the Alps
His History of the French Revolution
His Assassination
1793.
(January 19th.) Louis XVI. beheaded
Monti, his Poem, the "Basvilliana"
His Poem on the French Revolution
His Plagiarism
Spread of French Republicanism
Defeat of the Austrians
(January 3d.) Cisalpine Republic erected
1797.
Monti meets General Marmont at Rome
He proceeds with him to Florence
Monti, his Admiration of Napoleon
Made Secretary of Foreign Affairs at Milan
He suffers Persecution
A Law passed by the Cisalpine Republic
Monti loses his Situation in consequence
His "Musogonia"
Subject of his Poem entitled "Prometeo"
He obtains the Professor's Chair of Belles Lettres in Brera
Suvaroff and the Austrians drive the French from Italy
1799.
End of the Italian Republics
Deplorable Destitution of Monti during his Exile
Goes to Pans on the Invitation of Mareschalchi
He composes a Hymn and an Ode on the Victory of Marengo
He returns to Italy
His Poem, the "Mascheroniana"
His Tragedy, "Caius Gracchus"
The Cisalpine Congress meet at Lyons
1802.
Bonaparte made President
Monti, his Ode to Napoleon in the Name of the Congress
He obtains a Professorship at Pavia
Goes to Milan, where a Number of Offices are conferred on him
Napoleon crowned King of Italy
1805.
Monti commanded to celebrate the Event
He composes his "Il Benificio"
His "Spada di Federico"
His "Palingenesi"
His "Jerogamia"
Remarks on "the Winged Horse of Arsinoe"
Translation of the Iliad
Visconti, his Praise of Monti's Iliad
Overthrow of Napoleon
1814.
Monti loses all his public Employments
Pensions bestowed on him by the Emperor of Austria
He composes the "Mistico Omaggio"
His other Works
Marriage of his Daughter
1812.
Her Poem "On a Rose"
The Della Crusca Controversy
Different Dialects of Italy
Bocca Romana
Florentine Dialect
Dispute of Monti with the Tuscans
Extracts from his Letters to his Friend Mustoxidi
Monti resides at Milan
Beauty of his Recitation
Extract of his Letters to a Friend on the Classic and Romantic
Schools
Schools
Monti resides with his Daughter and Son-in-law, at
Pesaro
Pesaro
1821-1822.
Monti, his Letter to his Wife
1821.
Another Letter to his Wife
His Letter, giving a Picture of Italian Manners
1822.
His Visit to Pesaro on the Death of his Son-in-law
His Letter to his Friend Mustoxidi
His Illness
1823.
(13th of October.) His Death
1828.
His Character
His Person
UGO FOSCOLO.
His Birth
1778.
His Origin
The Ionian Islands
Foscolo studies at Padua under Cesarotti
His Tragedy of "Thyestes" represented at Venice
1797.
Foscolo becomes a voluntary Exile
His "Letters of Jacopo Ortis"
His Opinion of Bonaparte
He visits Tuscany
And Florence
He goes to Milan; Description of the Cisalpine Republic
Foscolo becomes acquainted with Monti
Likeness between him and his imaginary Hero, Ortis
His unfortunate Attachment for a Pisan Lady
He joins the Lombard Legion
Invasion of the Austrio-Russians
1800.
Foscolo joins the French Army at Genoa
Siege of Genoa
Foscolo, his Letter to Bonaparte
(June 4th.) Surrender of Genoa
Conveyance of the Garrison to France by the English Fleet;
Foscolo accompanies them
Foscolo accompanies them
"Ortis"
Comparison between Goethe's "Werter" and "Ortis"
Person and Manners of Foscolo
Meeting of a Congress at Lyons to reform the Cisalpine
Republic
Republic
1802.
Foscolo, his "Oration to Bonaparte"
Foscolo holds a Commission in the Italian Legion
His Translation of Sterne's "Sentimental Journey"
He becomes intimate with General Caffarelli
1805.
The Brescians
Foscolo, his "Ode on Sepulchres"
He is made Professor of Eloquence in the University of Pavia;
his Introductory Oration
his Introductory Oration
1808.
He incurs the Displeasure of Bonaparte
Loses his Professorship, and retires to the Lake of Como
Description of the Lake
His Tragedy of "Ajax"
Its Politics found fault with; he is persecuted in consequence
He is exiled from Milan, and visits Tuscany
Manifesto of Lord William Bentinek
1813.
Treaty of Fontainebleau
Foscolo, his Adherence to the Cause of Liberty
His Conversation with Pecchio
He resides in Italy
Lord Castlereagh
Arrival of Foscolo in England
His Retreat at St. John's Wood
Pecchio visits him
1822.
Foscolo, his "Ricciarda"
The Story on which it is founded
Dedicated to Lord William Russell
Lady Dacre interests herself in behalf of Foscolo
1823.
Description of Foscolo's House at South Bank
Imprudence of Foscolo; his pecuniary Difficulties
(October 10th.) His Death
1827.
His Character
TABLE,
ANALYTICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL,
TO THE THIRD VOLUME OF
LIVES OF
EMINENT LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEN
OF ITALY, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL.
INTRODUCTION.
A. D.
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Preliminary Remarks
Aborigines of Spain
Silius Italicus
Lucan
The Senecas
The Roman Power in Spain annihilated by the Visigoths
Anecdotes of the Goths
Conquest of Spain by the Moors
The University of Cordova founded by Abdorhaman III.
Settlement of the Jews in Spain
Arabic Authors
The Romances Moriscos
Troubadours
Mosen Jordi de Sant Jordi
The Redondillas
The Cancionero general and the Romancero general
Quotation from Doctor Bowring's Translation of the
Redondillas
Redondillas
Romances of Chivalry
Vasco Lobeira
1325.
Alphonso X., surnamed the Wise
The Cultivation which he bestowed on the Castilian Language
His Works
The Alphonsine Tables
Alphonso XI.
Spain desolated by Civil Wars
Juan Ruiz
John II., his disastrous Reign
1407.
The Marquis of Villena institutes Floral Games
His Death
1434.
Marquis of Santillana
Marcias, his melancholy Fate
Juan de Mena, the Ennius of Spain
1412.
His Birth
His Origin
He studies at the University of Salamanca
His Works
His Death
1456.
Quintano, his Opinion of the "Labyrinto"
Juan de Enzina, Author of the first Spanish Plays
His Birth
His Songs and Lyrics
His Name becomes proverbial in Spain by his Song of
Contraries or Absurdities
Contraries or Absurdities
A Quotation from Doctor Bowring's Translation
Union of the Crowns of Castile and Arragon
Castilian adopted as the classic Language of the Country