Pellico, Silvio

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Pellico, Silvio (sēl`vyō pĕl`lēkō), 1789–1854, Italian dramatic poet. His principal work is Francesca da Rimini (1815, tr. 1856). Imprisoned for eight years by the Austrians as a Carbonarist (see Carbonari Carbonari (kärbōnä`rē) [Ital.
..... Click the link for more information. ), he wrote a candid and moving account of his prison life, Le mie prigioni (1832, tr. My Prisons, 1833), which created widespread sympathy for the Risorgimento Risorgimento (rēsôr'jēmĕn`tō) [Ital.
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