{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-giovanni-pascoli-9780691198279","title":"Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive collection in English of the founder of modern Italian poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)--the founder of modern Italian poetry and one of Italy's most beloved poets--has been compared to Robert Frost for his evocation of natural speech, his bucolic settings, and the way he bridges poetic tradition and the beginnings of modernism. Featuring verse from throughout his career, and with the original Italian on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive and authoritative collection of a fascinating and major literary figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReading this poet of nature, grief, and small-town life is like traveling through Italy's landscapes in his footsteps--from Romagna and Bologna to Rome, Sicily, and Tuscany--as the country transformed from an agrarian society into an industrial one. Mixing the elevated diction of Virgil with local slang and the sounds of the natural world, these poems capture sense-laden moments: a train's departure, a wren's winter foraging, and the lit windows of a town at dusk. Incorporating revolutionary language into classical scenes, Pascoli's poems describe ancient rural dramas--both large and small--that remain contemporary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFramed by an introduction, annotations, and a substantial chronology, Taije Silverman and Marina Della Putta Johnston's translations render the variety, precision, and beauty of Pascoli's poetry with a profoundly current vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaije Silverman\u003c\/b\u003e teaches poetry and literary translation at the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eHouses Are Fields\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMarina Della Putta Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in Italian at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491911700754,"sku":"9780691198279","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71ec73b4-35fc-449c-935a-7ec025364838.jpg?v=1730561615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/selected-poems-of-giovanni-pascoli-9780691198279","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}