Description:
"A new Italian/English dual-language edition of Giovanni Pascoli's Poemi conviviali, originally published in 1904.
Brief description: Giovanni Pascoli was born in San Mauro Pascoli on 31 December 1855. He was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature in the late nineteenth century. He was, together with Gabriele D'Annunzio, the greatest Italian decadent poet. From 1897 to 1903 he taught Latin at the University of Messina, and then in Pisa. He became professor of Italian literature at the University of Bologna, taking the position of Giosuè Carducci when he retired. In 1912, Pascoli died of liver cancer at the age of 56 in Bologna.
Review Quotes:
"Borelli and Ackhurst's translation restores the knotty and convulsive energy that animates Pascoli's figures, less epic heroes and more fragile human beings, who stare into the abyss of modern life with bubbling restlessness, existential angst, and occasionally serene resignation. Their effective rendition, a delight of interpretive acumen and stylistic grace, delivers into English an essential literary work that will appeal to anyone interested in Pascoli, Italian literature, and modern poetry." - Reading in Translation
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