The Poetry of Carducci (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Giosuè Carducci
- First Published: 1857
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Poetry or poets, Catholics or Catholic Church, Italy or Italians, Rome, Neoclassicism
Critical Evaluation:
Rarely has a poet in modern times been awarded the admiration and adulation during his lifetime that was accorded by the people of Italy to Giosuè Carducci. Regarded as a national prophet, as well as the unofficial poet laureate of Italy, he was, for many years prior to his death, something of an Italian institution. In addition to his career as poet and essayist, he was a highly successful member of the academic world. For more than forty years he served as a professor of literature at the University of Bologna. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in...
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