Carlo Belli (1742–1816)

Carlo Belli (1742–1816) was an Italian poet and translator of contemporary German works.

He was born in Venice. He had become a Jesuit priest, but left the order when it was suppressed in 1773. Among his publications were:[1]

  • Della Messiade (1774), translated from the work in German of Der Messias by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstok
  • La quattro parti del giorno (1778), translated from the work in German of Der Messias by Justus Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae
  • Il Ventaglio, Venice (1782): poem written for Paolina Contarini on her marriage to Giuseppe Giovanelli
  • Gli Ucelli, ejemplare alle cura materna, stanze morali (1817)

References

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  1. ^ Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 1, compiled by Gioacchino Maria Olivier-Poli, Naples (1824); page 243.