Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommaso_Grossi. Tommaso Grossi (January 20, 1791 – December 10, 1853) was an Italian poet and novelist. He was born in Bellano, on the Lake Como, and graduated in Law at University of Pavia in 1810, and proceeded thence to Milan to exercise his profession; but the Austrian government, suspecting his loyalty, interfered with his prospects, and in consequence Grossi was a simple notary all his life. That the suspicion was well grounded he soon showed by writing the battle poem La Prineide (1814) in Milanese, in which he described with vivid colours the tragical death of Giu...Read More