Amedeo Benedetti (22 September 1954, in Fivizzano, Tuscany – 18 April 2017) was an Italian scholar and writer.[1]
Amedeo Benedetti | |
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Born | Fivizzano, Italy | 22 September 1954
Died | 18 April 2017 | (aged 62)
Occupation | Scholar and writer |
Nationality | Italian |
Notable works | Lezioni di politica di Henry Kissinger Il linguaggio di Benedetto XVI, alias Joseph Ratzinger Il linguaggio delle nuove Brigate Rosse |
He graduated in Classical Literature, in History and in Philosophy at the University of Genoa. Later he became literature and history teacher in a High School, an activity he continued until his death.
Benedetti spent more time writing. He has written essays on the language of important international characters, such as Silvio Berlusconi, Henry Kissinger, and Pope Benedict XVI alias Joseph Ratzinger.
His numerous studies about language have helped to promote an awareness in Italy of officialese, journalese, legalese, medical jargon, pidgin, political jargon, and of terrorist organisations (Red Brigades).[2]
He further was an essayist and columnist for many journals, as “Lettere italiane”, “Esperienze letterarie”, “Otto/Novecento”, “Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali”, “Critica letteraria”, and others.