Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1930) Winner
Gino Rocca
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Gino Rocca
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1891-02-22 （Mantua）
- Died
- 1941-02-13 （Milan） age 49
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian, Venetian (dialect)
- Residence History
- Piedmont (early years) → Veneto (early years) → Milan (moved and worked) → Venice (lived in the 1930s)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, journalist, theatre critic
- Active Years
- 1910-1941
- Influenced By
- Renato Simoni (critic/playwright)
- Influenced
- Directors and theatre companies in Italian contemporary theatre (preservation of Venetian-dialect plays)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Padua | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Italy |
| University of Turin | Faculty of Law | — | — | — | Italy |
University of Padua
Faculty of Law
Country:
Italy
Attended for several years but did not complete degree
University of Turin
Faculty of Law
Country:
Italy
Attended but no record of degree completion (abandoned studies)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Bagutta Prize | Gli ultimi furono i primi | — | Bagutta Prize organization | winner |
Bagutta Prize
1931
Work:
Gli ultimi furono i primi
Organization:
Bagutta Prize organization
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
L'altro amore
1910 NovelOne of his early novels; detailed synopsis is not well documented in available sources.
lovehuman relationships
Trame
1919 NovelPublished in 1919; considered among works shaped by the impact of World War I.
effects of warhuman suffering
Le liane
1920 Drama (three-act play)A three-act drama from 1920 addressing post-war human conditions and social themes.
post-war societypsychology
Gli ultimi furono i primi
1931 NovelThe novel that won the Bagutta Prize in 1931; regarded as a long work dealing with social and human themes.
social criticismclass and fate
One-act plays (Venetian dialect collection)
1926 Comedy / One-act plays (Venetian dialect)Many short comedies and one-act plays written in Venetian dialect, characterized by regional color.
regional culturehumoreveryday life
Adaptations
- [Theatre (stage production)] L'imbriago de sesto / La scorzeta de limon / L'amigo american (three one-act plays staged) / Toni Andreetta (1983)
Bibliography
- L'altro amore (1910)
- Trame (1919)
- Uragano (1919) — referenced though documentation limited
- Le liane (1920)
- Gli ultimi furono i primi (1931)
- Le liane, La farsa dei nevrastenici, and many other plays
- Venetian-language works (Se no i xe mati, no li volemo; Sior Tita paron; El sol sui veri, etc.)
Adaptations
- 1983 staging of three one-act plays by Tonino Micheluzzi and Mario Valdemarin (director: Toni Andreetta)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Comedic style mixing humor and regional color, often one-act playsRealist elements depicting social conditions and effects of war
- Recurring Motifs
- regional (Venetian) culturepost-war psychologylove and misunderstandingshumor and satire
Health
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Amputation of leg due to war wound第一次世界大戦期の負傷後、以降の晩年に影響Physical deterioration restricted activities and affected late-career writing and public work
Legacy
Gino Rocca left numerous comedies and one-act plays—including works in Venetian dialect—and is known for his regionally infused contributions to 20th-century Italian theatre. He won the Bagutta Prize in 1931 and was respected as a playwright and theatre critic.
Archives
- Burial site in Fonzaso and possibly local archives hold related materials
In Popular Culture
- Maintained in repertoires of Venetian-dialect theatre
Quotes
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“Che amore di campiello la corte del Teatro di San Luca!”
Source: Renato Simoni, Corriere della Sera (1934) (1934)
Trivia
- Authored over ninety comedies and plays.
- Wrote many works in Venetian dialect.
- Sustained a war wound that led to leg amputation.
- Won the Bagutta Prize in 1931.
- His son Guido Rocca was also a journalist/playwright and died in 1961.