Felix Giovanelli papers, 1925-1985 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Felix Giovanelli papers, 1925-1985

Predominant Dates:1940-1970

ID: 01/MSS00015

Primary Creator: Giovanelli, Felix Bruno (1913-1962)

Extent: 1.2 Cubic Feet

Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish;Castilian

The Felix Giovanelli papers consist primarily of correspondence by Felix Giovanelli (1913-1962), an Italian-American educator and translator. Notable correspondents include T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and Wyndham Lewis. The collection also includes translations and literary criticisms by Giovanelli and his wife, Margaret (1915-1997), as well as newspaper clippings and publications by various authors.

Felix Bruno Giovanelli was born on January 2, 1913, in Eveleth, MN. He was the son of Italian immigrants; his father, Miliano Giovanelli (circa 1882-?), was a coal miner. Giovanelli attended the University of Illinois, where he earned a BA, MA, and PhD, and fostered an interest in Catholic novelists. He presented on "Modern Catholic Novelists" at the St. Louis University Lecture Forum in 1939.

In 1940, Giovanelli began working at St. Louis University as Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, having a background in French. During World War II, Giovanelli spoke for the interests of Italian Americans and advocated for an Italian Legion "to fight against Mussolini and the Fascist regime." He relocated to New York in 1945, joining the faculty of New York University. Giovanelli also reviewed books for The New Leader and Italica, and served as a translator of French, Spanish, German, and Italian novels, short stories, and articles for The New Leader, The Saturday Review, and The Reporter.

Giovanelli married Wargaret Wixsom (1915-1997) on December 31, 1936. He died of complications from cancer in 1962 and is buried in Paris, IL.

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Acquisition Source: This collection was a gift to the Library by the estate of Felix & Margaret Giovanelli and Mary Moss, executor of their estate.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Writings],
[Series 3: Mixed Materials],
[Series 4: Margaret Giovanelli],
[Series 5: Published Works by Others],
[Series 6: Oversize Materials],
[All]

Series 2: Writings

Sub-series 1: Literary Criticisms

Box 2

Folder 1

Item 1: Criticism of "Federico Mistral e La Pleiade Provenzale" by Annibale Pesante, 1936

Folder 2

Item 1: Criticism of "La Derniere Incantation de Monsieur de Courpiere" by Abel Hermant, 1937

Folder 3

Item 1: Criticism of "Terre Natale" by Marcel Arland, 1938

Folder 4

Item 1: Criticism of "Derriere chez Martin" by Marcel Ayme, 1938

Folder 5

Item 1: Criticism of "Educzanione: La Scuola di Fata Azzura" by Giovanni di Jasio, 1938

Folder 6

Item 1: Criticism of "Cucurbutin Le Miraculeux" by Charles Clavieres, 1938

Folder 7

Item 1: Criticism of "Il Fascimo Affama i Contadini" by Andrea Marabini, 1938

Folder 8

Item 1: Criticism of "De Cape et D'Epee" by Joseph Peyre, 1938

Folder 9

Item 1: Criticism of "Mere Et Fils" by Charles Silvestre, 1938

Folder 10

Item 1: Criticism of "Les Songes et Les Sorts" by Marguerite Yourcenar, 1938

Folder 11

Item 1: Criticism of "Louis XVII et L'enigme du Temple" by G. Lenotre (Theodore Gosselin), 1939

Folder 12

Item 1: Criticism of "L'Invicible Esercito Rosso" by K. Votoshilov, G. Stern, S.M. Budionny, and L. Mekhlis, 1939

Folder 13

Item 1: Criticism of "Cross Section" by Edwin Seaver, 1947

Folder 14

Item 1: Criticism of "The Confessions of Zeno" by Italo Svevo (Ettore Schmitz), 1947

Criticism by Philip Taft of "Cities of America" by George Sessions Perry and "Our Fair City" by Robert S. Allen on reverse side

Folder 15

Item 1: Criticism of "Bernard Clare" by James T. Farrell, undated

Folder 16

Item 1: Criticism of "Les Voix Pures" by Andree Massenet, undated

Sub-series 2: Translations

Box 2

Folder 17

Item 1: Translation of "Flares" by Charles Baudelaire, undated

Folder 18

Item 1: Translation of "My Heart Laid Bare" by Charles Baudelaire, undated

Folder 19

Item 1: Translation of "Seven Floors" by Dino Buzzati, undated

Folder 20

Item 1: Translation of "A Discourse on the Hebrews Consideration XI" by Rabbi Simone ben Isaac Luzzato, undated

Folder 21

Item 1: Translation of "A Discourse on the Hebrews Consideration XVI" by Rabbi Simone ben Isaac Luzzato, 1947

Folder 22

Item 1: Translation of "Special Friendships" by Roger Peyrefitte (1/4), undated

Part One, pages 2-84

Folder 23

Item 1: Translation of "Special Friendships" by Roger Peyrefitte (2/4), undated

Part Two, pages 85-169a

Folder 24

Item 1: Translation of "Special Friendships" by Roger Peyrefitte (3/4), undated

Part Three, pages 170-279a

Folder 25

Item 1: Translation of "Special Friendships" by Roger Peyrefitte (4/4), undated

Part Three, pages 280-401

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