«Deeply versed in recent theoretical discussions of the lyric form
in general and the elegy in particular, Adele Bardazzi also brings
to bear queer thinking on temporality and philosophical treatments
of mourning to shift the understanding of Montale’s verse,
contesting the division between an early lyrical phase and a later
ironic phase. A rich combination of sensitive readings and critical
reflection.» (Jonathan Culler, Cornell University, Author of
Theory of the Lyric) «In a series of carefully wrought readings of
poems in which Montale writes of his lost loves, death, mourning,
and his own quite particular vision of the afterlife, Adele
Bardazzi both challenges traditional interpretations of Montalian
poetic beloveds and offers her own convincing overview of the
eschatological dimension of one of the twentieth century’s most
essential bodies of verse. A surprisingly fresh take on a
much-studied poet, this fine book gives new life to the realm of
death in which Montale’s poetry of mourning is so tenaciously
rooted.» (Rebecca West, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished
Service Professor Emerita of Italian, University of Chicago)  
«Adele Bardazzi’s book offers an original perspective on
Montale’s work. The poetics of mourning allows on the one hand to
read the text in the light of the theory of the lyric and, on the
other hand, to highlight the importance of some figures in
Montale’s poetry, through an evocative comparison with the myth
of Orpheus and Eurydice and that of Persephone.» (Niccolò
Scaffai, Associate Professor of Literary Criticism and Comparative
Literature, University of Siena)   This book is as much about the
living as it is about the dead. It investigates how the dead dwell
in the world of the living and how that continuing relationship has
inspired particular forms of poetic writing. It analyses how poetry
assumes the key responsibility of voicing grief and thus creates a
unique space in which the dead’s presence is sustained, in a
constant state of potential transformation and renewal. This
monograph explores this topic with reference to one of the most
important poets of the twentieth century, Eugenio Montale
(1896–1981), and his principal collections, from Ossi di seppia
(Cuttlefish Bones) (1925) to Quaderno di Quattro anni (Notebook of
Four Years) (1977). These primary texts are enhanced by a critical
framework that brings three different areas of enquiry into
dialogue: scholarship on mourning, theories of the lyric, and
feminist approaches. Questions explored include the following: How
does mourning become a crucial creative and ethical force in
literature? What kind of poetry draws on, and may even require, the
presence of an absent female lyric addressee? How does this affect
the nature of poetic discourses on mourning and lyric poetry more
broadly? This book offers the first comprehensive study of
Montale’s poetics of mourning accessible to both scholars in
Italian Studies and scholars interested, more broadly, in modern
poetry, discourses of mourning, and lyric theory.
General
Imprint: |
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Adele Bardazzi
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
246 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80079-215-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-80079-215-8 |
Barcode: |
9781800792159 |
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