Guido Guinizelli

Guido Guinizelli (c. 1230–1276) was an Italian poet. He is best remembered as the founder of Dolce Stil Novo.

 Biography 
Guido Guinizelli (or Guinizzelli) was born around 1230 in Bologna."Guido Gunizelli" Treccani,la cultura italiana. Retrieved 13 October, 2016 He was a son of Guinizzello da Magnano, a famous judge."Guido Guinizzelli"  Retrieved 13 October, 2016 He studied lawMelancolia Poetica. A Dual Language Anthology of Italian Poetry 1160-1560 by Marc A. Cirigliano, Troubador Publishing Ltd,  Leicester 2007, p. 35 and became a lecturer at the university of Bologna. He died in Monselice in 1276.

 Works 
Guido Guinizelli wrote canzone and sonnets. He introduced into Italian poetry a new style which was named Dolce Stil Novo that is The Sweet New Style. Dante Alighieri called him "padre mio" ("my father"), regarding him as his teacher of poetry.

 References 

 Bibliography 
 A. Bongioanni, Guido Guinizelli e la sua riforma poetica, Leo S. Olshki, Venezia 1896.

 Other websites 
 Guido Guinizelli's poems at Italian Wikisource.

Category:1276 deaths
Category:Italian poets
Category:1230s births
Category:13th-century Italian writers