Selected Poems
Selected Poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti is a significant collection published by Macmillan in April 2004. This first edition features 287 pages and presents a major new translation of one of Italy’s foremost modern poets. Ungaretti, a key figure in the Modernist movement, is celebrated for his emotional depth and musicality in verse. This bilingual selection captures the evolution of his poetry, spanning from his early works written in the trenches of World War I to his later explorations of love, loss, and spirituality.
Readers will find a comprehensive representation of Ungaretti’s phases, including his poignant reflections during tumultuous times such as the death of his son and the occupation of Rome. The edition includes an in-depth introduction by Andrew Frisardi, which contextualizes Ungaretti’s work and its impact. Additionally, the poet’s own annotations and an autobiographical afterword titled “Ungaretti on Ungaretti” provide further insight into his life and artistic vision. This collection serves as an important resource for those interested in Italian poetry and the broader European literary landscape.
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A major new translation of one of Italy’s greatest modern poets
Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970) was a pioneer of the Modernist movement in Italian poetry and is widely regarded as one of the leading Italian poets of the twentieth century. His verse is renowned and loved for its powerful insight and emotion, and its exquisite music. Yet, unlike many of his peers, Ungaretti has never been adequately presented to English readers. This large bilingual selection, translated with great sensitivity and fidelity by Andrew Frisardi, captures Ungaretti in all of his phases: from his early poems, written in the trenches of northern Italy during World War I, to the finely crafted erotic and religious poetry of his second period, to the visceral, elegiac poetry of the years following the death of his son and the occupation of Rome during World War II, to the love poems of the poet’s old age.
Frisardi’s in-depth introduction details the world in which Ungaretti’s work took shape and exerted its influence. In addition to the poet’s own annotations, an autobiographical afterword, “Ungaretti on Ungaretti,” further illuminates the poet’s life and art. Here is a compelling, rewarding, and comprehensive version of the work of one of the greatest modern European poets.
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