A Brief Gaetano Aleardi Bio
by PoetrySoup
Aleardi (Gaetano). Italian poet, known as Aleardo Aleardi, [12]b. Verona, 4 Nov. 1812. He was engaged in a life-long struggle against the Austrian dominion, and his patriotic poems were much admired. In 1859 he was elected deputy to Parliament for Brescia. Died Verona, 16 July, 1878.