Guido Ceronetti facts for kids
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Guido Ceronetti (born August 24, 1927 – died September 13, 2018) was a talented Italian writer. He was a poet, a thinker (philosopher), a novelist, a translator, a journalist, and someone who wrote plays (a playwright). He was born in Turin, Italy.
In 1970, Ceronetti started his own special group called the Theater of the Sensitive. His writings and works are kept safe at the Cantonal Library of Lugano. He also wrote articles for important Italian newspapers like La Repubblica and La Stampa, and for Radio Radicale.
A famous writer named Emil Cioran even wrote a chapter about Ceronetti's book Il silenzio del corpo ("The Silence of the Body") in his own essay collection.
Guido Ceronetti passed away in Cetona, Italy, on September 13, 2018. He was 91 years old and died from a lung infection called bronchopneumonia.
What He Wrote
Guido Ceronetti was a very busy writer. He wrote many different kinds of books and plays.
Essays and Stories
He wrote many essays, which are like long articles where he shared his thoughts and ideas on different topics. He also wrote narrative books, which are stories. Some of his well-known works in this area include:
- Il silenzio del corpo (The Silence of the Body)
- La vita apparente (The Apparent Life)
- Un viaggio in Italia (A Trip to Italy)
- Pensieri del tè (Tea Thoughts)
Poetry
Ceronetti also wrote a lot of poetry. His poems often explored deep feelings and ideas. Some of his poetry collections are:
- Poesie per vivere e per non vivere (Poems for Living and Not Living)
- Compassioni e disperazioni (Compassions and Despairs), which collected many of his poems.
Theatre Works
He created plays, especially for his "Theater of the Sensitive." These plays often used puppets (marionettes) to tell stories. Some of his theatre works include:
- Mystic Luna Park
- La iena di San Giorgio (The Hyena of Saint George), which was a tragedy for marionettes.
Translations
Guido Ceronetti was also a talented translator. This means he took important writings from other languages and turned them into Italian. He translated many ancient texts, including:
- The Psalms from the Bible
- Ecclesiastes from the Bible
- The Book of Job from the Bible
- Poems by ancient Roman writers like Martial, Catullus, and Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis.
- He also translated works by famous Greek writers like Constantinos Kavafis.
See also
In Spanish: Guido Ceronetti para niños
