marcin
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NICOLA GIUNTA
Nicola Giunta was born in Reggio
Calabria in 1895. He was a very prolific
writer and poet, who was very fond of his
city. An opera singer (baritone) trained in
the musical conservatory of Naples, he was
subjected to political persecution. As
Director of the Civic Library of Reggio
Calabria, he knew many intellectuals
(Benedetto Croce, Guido Mazzoni, Raffaele
Corso, Giuseppe Casalinuovo...).
He died in 1968.
Giunta had a strong popular bent,
especially after going back to his native city,
where he became a sort of interpreter of the
critical conscience of the people which,
however, is never elevated to the level of
progressive humanity in his poetry. The
poet’s moralism assails his characters, who