Three Modern Italian Poets - Saba, Ungaretti, Montale

Focusing on the most recent triad of Italian poetic genius--Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Eugenio Montale--Joseph Cary not only presents striking biographical portraits as he facilitates our understanding of their poetry; he also guides us through the first few decades of twentieth-century Italy, a most difficult period in its literary and cultural development.

Summary

Focusing on the most recent triad of Italian poetic genius--Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Eugenio Montale--Joseph Cary guides us through the first few decades of twentieth-century Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Cary, Cary Joseph
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.1993
• EAN: 9780226095271
• ISBN: 978-0-226-09527-1
• No. of pages: 396
• Dimensions: 17 mm x 24 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Italian, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets