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Gavino Contini (in Sardinian, Gavinu Còntene) ((12 December 1855 – 24 July 1915)) was a Sardinian poet, was probably the greatest exponent of improvised poetry of Sardinia, certainly the most beloved.[1]

Gavino Contini
Born	(1855-12-12)12 December 1855 Siligo, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died	24 July 1915(1915-07-24) (aged 59) Siligo, Italy

Life and work

He was born in Siligo in a modest house in the oldest part of the village. After attending three years of elementary school, he devoted himself to work in the fields with his father, but he had always cultivated her passion for reading history books and poetry. In 1875 was enlisted in the Corps of the Royal Guard and was stationed in Rome. In a poetry contest for Victor Emmanuel II's birthday was awarded in recognition of his art, a life annuity. Forced by illness in 1890 left the Corps and returned to Siligo where he lived with his sisters Raimonda and Anatolia, and from that moment he devoted himself entirely to poetry.[2]

Notes

Collections of poetry

• Antonio Carta (a cura di), Poesie/Gavino Contini, Sassari, 1967
• Don Giommaria Dettori (a cura di), Gavinu Contene , 1983
• Antonio Cuccu (a cura di), Gavinu Contini cun sa morte. – Cenni sulla vita del povero agricoltore, Cagliari, s.d.
• G. Contini, Esistentzia e onnipotentzia de Deus. Critica contr'a Moretti e Poddighe, Cagliari, Litotip. TEA.

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- [en] Gavino Contini

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[es] Gavino Contini

Gavino Contini (en sardo Gavinu Còntene) (Siligo, provincia de Sácer, Cerdeña 12 de diciembre1855- 24 de julio 1915) fue un poeta extemporáneo italiano en lengua sarda. Es considerado por muchos el más grande poeta extemporáneo de Cerdeña, fue sin duda el más amado.[1]

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[fr] Gavino Contini

Gavino Contini était probablement le plus grand reproche de la poésie improvisée de la Sardaigne, certainement le plus aimé[1].

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