Mario Praz

1896 - 1982

Country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy

Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian, English, French, German, Russian

Educated at: University of Bologna, University of Florence

Occupation: art collector, art historian, journalist, translator, university teacher, literary critic, writer

Award received: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Serena Medal, Feltrinelli Prize, doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris, Flaiano Literary Prize

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Mario Praz (Italian: [ˈmaːrjo prats]; 6 September 1896 in Rome – 23 March 1982 in Rome) was an Italian critic of art and literature, and a scholar of English literature. His best-known book, The Romantic Agony (1933), was a comprehensive survey of the decadent, erotic and morbid themes that characterised European authors of the late 18th and 19th centuries (see Femme fatale for a reference of one of his chapters). The book was written and published first in Italian as La carne, la morte e il diavolo nella letteratura romantica in 1930; and the most recent edition was published in Florence by Sansoni in 1996. Source: Wikipedia (en)