Umberto Bosco

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Umberto Bosco (2 October 1900, in Catanzaro – 24 March 1987, in Rome) was an Italian literary historian and literary critic. A graduate of the Sapienza University of Rome, he served as editor-in-chief of the Treccani encyclopaedia, and was a professor at the University of Milan. A member of the Accademia della Crusca, he was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1976.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Petrocchi, Giorgio (2005). "Bosco, Umberto". Enciclopedia Dantesca (in Italian) (1st ed.). Rome: Treccani. pp. 341–342.
  2. ^ Mazzamuto, Pietro (1987). Letteratura italiana. I critici (in Italian). Vol. V. Milan: Marzorati. pp. 3659–3676.
  3. ^ Giampaoli, Maria Tania (1990). Letteratura italiana. Gli Autori (in Italian). Vol. I. Turin: Einaudi. p. 342.
  4. ^ Tuscano, Pasquale (2002). Per altezza d'ingegno: aspetti e figure dell'attività letteraria calabrese tra Otto e Novecento (in Italian). Rubbettino Editore. pp. 267–276. ISBN 978-88-498-0168-2.
  5. ^ "Bosco Prof. Umberto". Quirinale (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2024.