17 Facts About Natalino Sapegno

Natalino Sapegno was a literary critic and Italian academician.

Natalino Sapegno came to prominence as a leading scholar of fourteenth century Italian literature.

Natalino Sapegno spent his first sixteen years growing up in Turin, where his father was employed as a senior official with the government tax office.

Natalino Sapegno was initially uncertain whether to enrol in the Mathematics Faculty or in the Humanities faculty: in the end he opted for the latter.

Natalino Sapegno's dissertation was supervised by Vittorio Cian and concerned the vernacular work of the Franciscan Umbrian friar Jacopone da Todi.

In 1930 Natalino Sapegno obtained a Libera docenza qualification, which under the Italian system permitted him to teach at a university level while not being a full-time member of a university.

Natalino Sapegno's published contributions included a succession of reviews on the works of Montale, Saba, Sbarbaro, Tecchi, Pavolini and Govoni.

The replacement from Natalino Sapegno was well received by scholars: thanks, in particular, to a favourable review published in 1934 by Giulio Bertoni of the "Societe de linguistique romane", won for its author one of the 1934 prizes awarded by the Accademia d'Italia.

Natalino Sapegno was one of three candidates shortlisted for an interview session in Palermo.

The alternative candidate, Luigi Russo, was almost a decade older than Natalino Sapegno and came with what was almost certainly a more conventional background in the universities sector.

However, the university authorities were persuaded to prefer Natalino Sapegno, based on a decision communicated from the Education Minister, Giuseppe Bottai.

Natalino Sapegno married Maria Elisabetta Posta, his second wife, in 1938.

Between 1938 and 1943 Natalino Sapegno had links to the Roman anti-fascist movement, which was well represented among the academics at the Sapienza.

Natalino Sapegno became a full national member in 1966.

Natalino Sapegno remained active, frequently in the public eye, almost to the end.

Between 1986 and 1990, along with his other engagements, Natalino Sapegno served as president of the Viareggio [literary] Prize.

Natalino Sapegno's physical remains were removed for burial to Aosta, identified by surviving family members as his home city, however.