Enrichetta Caracciolo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Enrichetta Caracciolo

Italian writer

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1821

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1901

Profession: writer, journalist, autobiographer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Enrichetta Caracciolo

  • Enrichetta Caracciolo (February 17, 1821 – March 17, 1901) was an Italian writer.
  • She is best known for her 1864 autobiographical work Misteri del chiostro napoletano (Secrets of a Neapolitan cloister).The daughter of Gennaro Caracciolo, prince of Forino, and Teresa Cutelli, she was born in Naples.
  • When she was still young, the family moved frequently due to the nature of her father's job in government service.
  • After his death, financial difficulties forced her mother to send Caracciolo to a Benedictine convent in 1840.
  • She was not able to regain her freedom until 1860.Caracciolo was made inspector for Naples' seminaries for girls by Giuseppe Garibaldi.
  • She married Giovanni Greuther, who died in 1885.
  • The first edition of Misteri del chiostro napoletano was reprinted six times; it also appeared in English and French translations.
  • She also published two plays Un delitto impunito: fatto storico del 1838 (1866) and Un episodio dei misteri del Chiostro Napolitano (1883).Caracciolo worked as a journalist and lobbied for women's rights until her death in Naples at the age of 80.

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