Editing Andrea Zanzotto (section)

====High school====
In 1937 his sister Angela died of [[typhus]]. To the pain of grief, which had stricken him profoundly, was added the fatigue of the commute to Treviso and the intensification of his studies. Wanting to graduate in the shortest time possible, he had undergone an examination in October of the previous year, comprising all of the junior year subjects. He passed it and started to study [[Greek language|Greek]] in order to pass the entrance examination for ''liceo classico'' (a high school focused on [[Classics]]).

[[Allergies]] and [[asthma]], from which he had already suffered, began to present themselves in more forceful episodes. In addition to the symptoms, these brought on a feeling of exclusion and peril: "I think it may have had a negative influence on my childhood and adolescence, this particular aberrant idea which gradually took root in me: the impossibility of actively participating in the game of life, insofar as I would soon be excluded. I suffered from various types of allergies, and at that time, the diagnosis could be rather confused and doubtful. Asthma and [[hay fever]], which had tormented me since I was a boy, were sometimes interpreted as a condition that could seriously worsen, even in the short term" (from the "Self-Portrait").

Having received his teaching credentials, he was entrusted with several pupils for private lessons by the director of ''Collegio Balbi-Valler'' and obtained 2,000 [[Lira|lire]] as a debt of honour from the parish priest, Monsignor Martin, for continuing his studies.

Zanzotto passed the admission examination, finally achieving his classical diploma by examination without formal preparation at the ''Liceo Canova'' in Treviso.