Tommaso Grossi belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Tommaso Grossi as Italian poet (1790–1853).
Tommaso Grossi was born at Bellano in 1790. His recorded nationality is Austria. He was educated at University of Pavia.
The eighteenth century built the literary marketplace - periodicals, subscription publishing, and readers who paid.
He worked as writer, poet and poet lawyer.
The writing is recorded in Italian.
His work is classed as poetry.
Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
That the work was written from Austria matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Tommaso Grossi died in 1853, aged 63. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
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- Genres: poetry
