Abstract
The very frequent correspondence of the army officer Giuseppe Ariosti with his relative
Alberto Corradino, a Senator from Bologna, helps us to reconstruct part of Ariostis biography.
He was born at the end of the 17th century and fought with the Austrian army under
Charles vi; he took part to the war against the Turks between 1716-1718, the Polish civil war
(1733-1735) and a further conflict between 1736-1739.
He spent all his life in the Austrian army and obtained the title of “Generale di Battaglia”.
His letters offer a picture of his family life, in particular the problems with his bother
Lorenzo, who dissipated their patrimony. These problems were solved thanks to the help
of Corradino, who favoured the marriage of Lorenzo with Francesca, Baroness of Mordax
and Pontendorf, who bore him a son and two daughters. Corradino had sent his daughter
to Austria to be educated under the supervision of Ariosti and his wife; however, when the
family had to leave for Transylvania, Costanza was quickly sent home. As a consequence,
the last years of Ariostis career are less documented, since the correspondence with his
relative Corradino became less frequent. Ariosti died in Mariahilfestrasse in Vienna. In
his epistolary writings he underlined his interests for war chests, such as banners, flags
and horses, which he also sent to Corradino as a gift. During his stay in Transyilvania he
transcribed the Roman inscriptions which were discovered during the construction of the
town fortifications and he sent them to Scipione Maffei. This same interest is shown by the
realization of a codex of inscriptions which he prepared in Turin. Maffei finally came into
possession of this manuscript which is now preserved at the Capitolare Library in Verona.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] An Italian officer in Hungary: Giuseppe Ariosti |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Epigrafi romane di Transilvania raccolte da Giuseppe Ariosti e postillate da Scipione Maffei. Biblioteca Capitolare di Verona, manoscritto CCLXVII. Studi e ricerche |
Editor | Gian Paolo Marchi, Jószef Pál |
Pagine | 65-92 |
Numero di pagine | 28 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2010 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |
Keywords
- Ariosti
- Epigrafi
- Letteratura
- Settecento