PINDEMONTE, Ierouro (1753-1828). An Italian poet, born at Verona. 11c was educated at Modena, and in 1778 he went to Rome. where he was admitted into the Ar cadia. Here he conceived the idea of translat ing the Odyssey. With this idea in view, lie went to NaIdes and Sicily, visiting ninny places connected with the legend of Ulysses. At Florence he made the aequaintanee of Alfieri, and he saw him again at Paris, whence he passed to London, Berlin. and Vienna, returning to Ve rona in 1701.
Pindemonte's chief works are the Porsie and Prose campestri (1785-94), the form of which is cast in the Greek and Latin mold, and the in spiration of which is largely English: the epistle, sr ?Mr ri, written in response to Foseolo's poem of similar impart; and an excellent blank verse version of the Odysscy (1818-221. His lesser works comprise many treatises, discourses, and letters; a tale. Clement ima a novel. .4 bn rit ; a 71111116'r of tragedies, of which the best is the
.1rininio (1804), dealing with the story of the conqueror of Varus; and other versified composi tions, such as the Francia, which eelebrates the opening of the States General at Paris in 1759, and his ,‘:crinoni. Consult the edition of his Poesie originali (Florence, 1855) ; the in the 3d ed. of Verona. 1512; the Odissca (Florence, 1891 ) Mont anari, Stork, Arils rita 0 dellr opere di Ippolito P itulcm on to (Venice, 1556).
An elder brother of 1ppolito was GiovAxxf PINDEMONTE (1751-1812). also a poet of some merit. Ile rose high in political circles at Venice, and beeame Podestil of Vicenza, lint falling into disfavor, be had to seek refuge in France in 1796. In 1802 he played a part in the legislative body at Milan. He wrote tragedies and lyrics. the latter of elevated inspiration. but imperfect in form. Consult his Oprre d ra m mat late (1504-05). and his Pocsie e lettt re, edited by Biadego (Bologna.