| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Berchet, Giovanni |
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(j vän´n b rk t´) (KEY) , 17831851, Italian patriot and poet. He conspired to free Lombardy from Austria and was exiled. He wrote stirring patriotic ballads of a romantic type and rhymed romances, such as Giulia and Matilde. |
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