Carlo Tenca
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Carlo Tenca was an Italian man of letters, journalist, deputy and supporter of Risorgimento. He was the prime-mover in the Salon
of countess Clara Maffei
, to whom he was romantically linked.
Salon (gathering)
A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine taste and increase their knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to...
of countess Clara Maffei
Clara Maffei
Elena Clara Antonia Carrara Spinelli was an Italian woman of letters and backer of the Risorgimento, usually known by her married name of countess Clara Maffei or Chiarina Maffei....
, to whom he was romantically linked.