Description: Experience the timeless beauty and tragic depth of a Nobel laureate's complete works. This comprehensive collection presents the life's work of Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968), the celebrated Italian poet renowned for his lyrical expression of the modern human condition. Translated by Jack Bevan, these poems resonate with "classical fire," illuminating both the human and inhuman realities that have shaped our world.
Explore Quasimodo's powerful verses, bearing witness to history with urgency and teaching lessons of courage. This collection is perfect for scholars, students, and anyone seeking profound insight into 20th-century European poetry. Discover themes of love, loss, exile, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
- Gain a deeper understanding of Italian literature
- Explore the impact of war on artistic expression
- Connect with universal themes of tragedy and hope
Review Quotes: 'The poetry is textured like shot silk, yet the elegance and syntactical lucidity with which Jack Bevan has worked to bring these poems to English readers enables them to stand as poems in their own right' --Peter Scupham on Bevan's translation of Quasimodo's last poems, Debit and Credit