BARRILI

barrili, antonio giulio (1836- ), italian novelist, was born at savona, and was educated for the legal profession, which he abandoned for journalism in genoa. he was a volunteer in the campaign of 1859 and served with garibaldi in 1866 and 1867. from 1865 (_capitan dodero_) onwards he published a large number of books of fiction, which had wide popularity, his work being commonly compared with that of victor cherbuliez. some of the best of the later ones are _santa cecilia_ (1866), _come un sogno_ (1875), and _l'olmo e l' edera_ (1877). his _raggio di dio_ appeared in 1899. barrili also wrote two plays and various volumes of criticism, including _il rinnovamento letterario italiano_ (1890). he was elected to the italian chamber of deputies in 1876; and in 1889 became professor of italian literature at genoa.