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GIACOMO (dzä-nellä), an Italian lyrical poet; born in Chiampo, Italy, in 1820. After studying for the priesthood, he became Professor of Philosophy and Italian Literature at the seminary in Vicenza. His work is noted for beauty of style and mastery of form; his most popular poem being "The Fossil Shell." His first volume of poems, "Verses," appeared in 1868, and was followed by several others. Among his poetic tales are: "The Little Calabrese" (1870); "Robin Redbreast" (1881); "Italian Literature in the Last Century" (1885). He died in Vicenza, Italy, May 17, 1888.