Raffaello Baldini

Raffaello Baldini
Born(1924-11-24)24 November 1924
Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Died28 March 2005(2005-03-28) (aged 80)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
OccupationPoet
LanguageRomagnol, Italian
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Notable works
  • Ad nòta (1995)
  • Furistír (1998)
  • Intercity (2000)
Notable awards

Raffaello "Lello" Baldini (24 November 1924 – 28 March 2005),[1][2][3] was an Italian poet in the Romagnol language.[4]

Born in Santarcangelo di Romagna in 1924,[1][5] Baldini was part of the town's literary-artistic circle, which met in a bar owned by his parents,[1][4] and associated with fellow poets Tonino Guerra and Nino Pedretti [it].[4] After graduating from the University of Bologna in 1949,[6] he spent some years teaching in local secondary schools,[4][6] before moving to Milan in 1955,[4][6] where he worked as a journalist for Settimo Giorno, Rivista Pirelli,[6] and then Panorama.[4][7]

Baldini's first publication was Autotem (1967),[4][6] a short comedy satirising fetishes for cars.[4] É solitèri (1976) was Baldini's first collection of poems written in Romagnol,[4][1] and was followed by Ad nòta (1995), which won the Bagutta Prize,[8][9] and Intercity (2000),[10] which is considered among Baldini's best works.[11][12] As well as poems, Baldini wrote several theatrical monologues, such as Zitti tutti! (1993),[1][13] and Furistír (1998),[1] which won the Viareggio Prize.[4][1] Baldini's style is described as surreal,[14][15] grotesque,[15][16] or dramatic,[16] exploring the anxieties of the human condition through the monologues of ordinary people.[12]

Baldini died in 2005.[1] His works continue to be staged in theatres,[3][17][18] and in 2018, Baldini was the subject of a documentary film by Silvio Soldini.[7][19]

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  2. ^ Dasi, Gerardo Filiberto (2004). "In viaggio tra i ricordi, le sensazioni e i sentimenti" [On a journey through memories, sensations, and sentiments] (PDF). Ariminum. January–February 2004 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 41. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Giannini, Rita (14 May 2022). "Mondaino, il teatro di Raffaello Baldini disegnato" [Mondaino: The theatre designed by Raffaello Baldini]. Corriere Romagna (in Italian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Della Monica, Walter (20 November 1993). "Un "Rossellini" della poesia" [A "Rosselini" of poetry] (PDF). Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ Beccaria, Gian Luigi (30 March 2005). "Il mondo di Baldini, pieno di matti e lunatici" [The world of Baldini, full of madmen and lunatics]. La Stampa (in Italian). p. 27. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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  8. ^ "Premio Bagutta a Baldini" [Bagutta Prize for Baldini]. La Stampa (in Italian). 4 December 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ Ricci, Manuela (1996). "Prima le cose delle parole. Intervista a Raffaello Baldini" [First things first: Interview with Raffaello Baldini]. Patrimonio Culturale Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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  11. ^ Magnani, Aldo (2008). "Nel labirinto della nevrosi" [In the labyrinth of neurosis] (PDF). Ariminum. May–June 2008 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 36–37. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b Dasi, Gerardo Filiberto (2005). "Artista della natura umana" [Artists of human nature] (PDF). Ariminum. May–June 2005 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 39. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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  14. ^ Brandolini, Andrea (19 April 2019). "A bordo di un "Treno di parole" per conoscere Raffaello Baldini" [On board a "Train of words" to get to know Raffaello Baldini]. Birdmen Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b Tesio, Giovanni (25 October 2003). "Baldini, questo è il teatro dei folli" [Baldini: This is the theatre of the mad]. La Stampa (in Italian). p. 4. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "'Carta Canta' di Raffaello Baldini" ['Carta Canta' by Raffaello Baldini]. I Teatri di Reggio Emilia (in Italian). 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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