Mario Praz
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| - | He was a scholar of [[English literature]]. 'The House of Life', his autobiography, was praised by [[Edmund Wilson]] as a masterpiece. His works of art criticism include an Illustrated History of Interior Decoration, a study on the Italian sculptor [[Antonio Canova]] and numerous essays. | + | He was a scholar of [[English literature]]. 'The House of Life', his autobiography, was praised by [[Edmund Wilson]] as a masterpiece. His works of art criticism include an ''[[Illustrated History of Interior Decoration]]'', a study on the Italian sculptor [[Antonio Canova]] and numerous essays. |
| He taught English literature at the [[University of Rome]], from 1934 to his retirement in 1966. In 1962 [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] made him a [[Knight Commander of the British Empire]] (KBE). Praz died in Rome in 1982. | He taught English literature at the [[University of Rome]], from 1934 to his retirement in 1966. In 1962 [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] made him a [[Knight Commander of the British Empire]] (KBE). Praz died in Rome in 1982. | ||
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Mario Praz (September 6, 1896, Rome, Italy - March 23, 1982, Rome) was an Italian-born critic of art and literature, best-known for the The Romantic Agony.
Biography
He was a scholar of English literature. 'The House of Life', his autobiography, was praised by Edmund Wilson as a masterpiece. His works of art criticism include an Illustrated History of Interior Decoration, a study on the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova and numerous essays.
He taught English literature at the University of Rome, from 1934 to his retirement in 1966. In 1962 Queen Elizabeth II made him a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE). Praz died in Rome in 1982.
He was admired by the French biographer and decadent critic, Philippe Jullian.
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