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    Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Master of Hermeticism, Translated In English
    Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Master of Hermeticism, Translated In English
    Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Master of Hermeticism, Translated In English
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    Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Master of Hermeticism, Translated In English

    By Alessandro Baruffi

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    The most comprehensive English translation of the work of Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888 – 1970,) the leading representative of the experimental literary movement called Hermeticism, or Hermetic poetry. This edition includes poems from all of his major collections: "Porto Sepolto (1916,) “L'allegria di naufragi” (1919,)"L'allegria" (1931,) “Sentimento del tempo” (1933,) and "Il dolore," (1947.)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlba
    Release dateFeb 9, 2018
    ISBN9781387432561
    Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Master of Hermeticism, Translated In English

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      Giuseppe Ungaretti, the Master of Hermeticism, Translated In English - Alessandro Baruffi

      Copyright © 2018 by Alessandro Baruffi

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

      First Printing: 2018

      ISBN: 978-1-387-43256-1

      Publisher:

      LiteraryJoint Press, Philadelphia, PA (USA)

      www.literaryjoint.com

      Ordering information for U.S. and non-U.S. trade bookstores and wholesalers: special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations, educators, and others. For details, contact the publisher at the above listed address.

      Cover: Portrait of Giuseppe Ungaretti as a young man.

      Giuseppe Ungaretti and the Hermetic Poetry

      Hermeticism in poetry, or hermetic poetry, is a form of obscure and difficult poetry, as of the Symbolist movement, wherein the language and imagery are subjective, and where the suggestive power of the sound of words is as important as their meaning. The name alludes to the mythical Hermes Trismegistus (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς

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