The Expression of the Inexpressible in Eugenio Montale's Poetry Metaphor, Negation, and Silence |
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| Author:
| Brook, Clodagh J. |
| Series title: | Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-924898-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $240.00 |
Book Description:
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This book locates the greatest Italian poet of the twentieth century, Eugenio Montale, firmly within European Modernism. It shows that he, like many writers of this period, was fascinated with the problems of language and expression. The book's main focus is the intriguing relationship between the word and what lies beyond the word.
This book locates the greatest Italian poet of the twentieth century, Eugenio Montale, firmly within European Modernism. It shows that he, like many writers of this period, was fascinated with the problems of language and expression. The book's main focus is the intriguing relationship between the word and what lies beyond the word.