Orazio Antonio Bologna

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Orazio Antonio Bologna

Orazio Antonio Bologna (born 8 June 1945) is an Italian classical philologist, and poet writing in Latin and fabulist of life.

Biography[edit]

Bologna was born in Pago Veiano. He studied at the University of Naples Federico II and graduated in 1975 with title of doctor. Several years later, Bologna graduated from the Pontifical Superior Institute for Latin (Latin: Pontificium Institutum Altioris Latinitatis).[1]

He became a deacon in 1970 but was refused ordination to the priesthood.[2]

From 1975 to 2010 Bologna was teaching Latin and Greek in various Roman high schools, the last one being Giulio Cesare Classical High School. Since 2001 he has been an Associate Professor of Latin composition, and Latin as well as Green literature and metric at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome.[3]

Bologna is still a member of Academia Latinitati Fovendae. He is a Vice President of the Collectanea Philologica periodical published at the University of Lodz. As of 2023 he is no longer a member (exclusion) of Pontifical Academy for Latin.[4]

Orazio Antonio Bologna

Publications[edit]

In 1975 he published Archiloco, Poggobonsi OCLC 491147400

In 2010 he published Manfredi tra scomunica e redenzione, Sentieri Meridiani, Foggia ISBN 978-88-95210-49-0

In 2013 he published Manfredi di Svevia. Impero e Papato nella concezione di Dante, LAS, Rome ISBN 978-88-213-0992-2

In 2014 he published Pontifici sit Musa dicata Pio, Rome ISBN 978-88-6788-028-7

In 2017 he published Gonzagide, an epic poem in 4 books (15th century), Viella, Rome ISBN 978-88-6728-825-0 – the volume received an honourable mention from Istituto di Studi Romani in 2019.

In 2018 he published Alle falde d'Elicona. Influssi mesopotamici sui miti greci, IF Press, Rome ISBN 978-88-6788-153-6

In 2019 he published Dizionario pajàno-italiano, Rome ISBN 978-88-6788-174-1

In 2020 he published Dialetto di Pago Veiano - Grammatica normativa; Fergen; ISBN 978-88-98509-31-7

In 2021 he published Dialetto di Pago Veiano - Lessico ortoepico e ortografico con cenni di vita e costumanze locali; Fergen, ISBN 978-88-98509-40-9

In 2021 he published La Divina Commedia - Le terzine più famose, Fergen; ISBN 978-88-98509-35-5

In 2021 he published Dal Corano alla Divina Commedia; Diarkos ISBN 978-88-3616-105-8

In 2022 he published Carmina Latina - Vita poesi dicata; Viella ISBN 979-12-5469-187-8

His Latin and Italian works are also published in:

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