Raffaello Baldini

Baldini was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna on 24 November 1924. Others in the circle included Tonino Guerra, , , , Rina Macrelli, and other artists from the neighbouring countryside. he graduated in philosophy from the University of Bologna, with a thesis on Blaise Pascal's "open morality". He spent some years teaching literature in secondary schools in Santarcangelo, where he became headteacher of the town's middle school, and philosophy in Forlì. For some time, he taught Italian at a lyceum in Rennes. == Journalist career ==

Returning to Italy in 1955, Baldini moved to Milan to work as a writer and journalist at various newspapers. first on religious affairs, then on cultural news. == Writing career ==

His first publication and only novel, Autotem (1967), It won the Gabbice Prize. For Ravenna Teatro, a consortium of the city's theatres, Baldini wrote (1998), == Death and legacy ==

Baldini died in Milan on 28 March 2005. In his lifetime, critic counted him among "the three or four most important poets in Italy". said of Baldini: In 2019, and Ermanno Cavazzoni published an anthology of Baldini's poets with Italian translations. == Style ==

Baldini's poetry has been described as surreal, capturing the picturesque heritage of regional Italy. Matched with the content of his poems, Romagnol reinforces Baldini's ironic commentary of modernity: an obituary by reflected that Baldini "let Italian enter [into his monologues] in pieces, as an inexpressive, standardised, multimedia language". Among Baldini's self-professed influences were Eugenio Montale, Heinrich von Kleist's Michael Kohlhass (1810), and Rainer Maria Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (1910). == Works ==

Novels • ''' • • ''' • (published posthumously) ==See also==