Lorenzo Da Ponte is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Lorenzo Da Ponte as Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838).
Lorenzo Da Ponte was born at Ceneda in 1749. His recorded nationality is Italy.
The eighteenth century built the literary marketplace - periodicals, subscription publishing, and readers who paid.
He worked as librettist, translator and playwright.
The writing is recorded in Italian and Venetian.
His work is classed as libretto.
Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
That the work was written from Italy matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Lorenzo Da Ponte died in 1838, aged 89. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Genres: libretto
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