See Also: Alfieri, Vittorio, Count(encyclopedia)
Stromboli(encyclopedia)
Ham Stromboli(recipes)
Stromboli's Inn(tourism)
Spicy Chicken Stromboli(recipes)
Vittorio (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
De Sica, Vittorio(encyclopedia)
Mazzoni, Vittorio(medicine)
Marchi, Vittorio(medicine)
Orlando, Vittorio Emanuele(encyclopedia)

Alfieri, Vittorio, Count (sh) and Stromboli (sh)


Alfieri, Vittorio, Count (sh)




born Jan. 16, 1749, Asti, Piedmont
died Oct. 8, 1803, Florence

Italian tragic poet and playwright.

Through his lyrics and dramas he helped revive the national spirit of Italy. After a period of Travel in which he experienced English political liberty and read the works of Montesquieu and Other French writers, he left the military and began Writing. His tragedies almost always present the struggle between a champion of liberty and a tyrant. Of the 19 tragedies that he approved for publication in an edition of 1787-89, the best are Filippo, Antigone, Oreste, Mirra, and his masterpiece, Saul, often considered the most powerful drama in the Italian theatre. His autobiography (1804) is his chief prose work.


Stromboli (sh)




Volcano, Stromboli Island, off northeastern Sicily, Italy.

One of Europe's most active volcanoes, it is 3,038 ft (926 m) high. Though the last serious eruption was in 1921, lava flows continuously from its crater to the sea. Tourists are attracted to the island by its volcano, climate, and beaches.