Domenico Tempio

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Who is Domenico Tempio?

Domenico Tempio was a Sicilian writer who wrote in the Sicilian language or dialect. During his lifetime, he was considered a major poet, and was much praised, but after his death his work was largely forgotten, until a reawakening of interest following the second world war. His poem La Caristia, describing a famine and rioting in Catania in 1797-98, is regarded as his major work.

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on July 23, 2013

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