Federico De Maria
Federico De Maria (21 July 1883 – 1 April 1954) was an Italian poet, journalist, and futurist writer.
Biography
Federico De Maria was born in Palermo. Very important in his literary life was the current of futurism, which he developed together with Marinetti, showing that he harbored a strong sense of revolt against contemporary literature. He later broke away from futurism, taking refuge in more realist canons. In fact he was the first to write a Futurist poem, Il Fabbro 1900, a text predating the Futurist Manifesto of which he was one of the first signatories, and because of misunderstandings with Marinetti.
He was editor of L'Ora and Il Resto del Carlino, and taught for a long time at the Palermo Conservatory. He signed many works under the pseudonym "Bergerac" and left to the Palermo Municipal Library his entire collection of volumes including 3,000 letters he exchanged with contemporary writers. He won many prizes especially in France.
Works
Poetry
- Voci (1905)
- Canzoni rosse (1905)
- Interludio classico (1907)
- La leggenda della vita (1909)
- La conquista del mondo (1926)
- L'Estate di San Martirio (1935)
- Incantesimo del fuoco (1952)
Novels
- Santa Maria della Spina (1920)
- La vita al vento (1934)
Essays
- Avventure dei tre Dongiovanni (1912)
- Passeggiate sentimentali in Tripolitania (1912)
- Rinnovamento e tradizione (1936)
- Conversazione sul bello e sul brutto (1937)
Plays
- U pani (1908
- L'aquila de Vespro (1923)
- Re Mùtria (1923)
- I paladini di Francia (1925)
- Gli eredi (1925)
- La spada d'Orlando (1929)
References
- Beretta Spampinato, Margherita (1990). "De Maria, Federico." In: Dizionario biografico degli italiani, Vol. 38. Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
