Emilio Praga

Born to a wealthy Milanese family, Praga destroyed himself largely through alcohol and drugs after his father's death plunged the family into poverty. He had been a painter before turning to poetry with Tavolozza (1862). He became a leading presence in the Milanese Scapigliatura, writing its artistic manifesto with Camillo Boito in 1864. He published stories and libretti, as well as the poems of Penombre (1864) and Fiabe e leggende (1867). A novel, Memorie di un presbiterio, was completed after his death by Roberto Sacchetti.

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  Le madri galanti, 1863
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  Penombre, 1864
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  Fiabe e leggende, 1867
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  Memorie del presbiterio, 1881

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