GOZZANI, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having taken a law degree, he did not practise as a lawyer but turned instead to a literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean reading are fused into a musical idiom and singular inflections of speech. His work, comprising verse and miscellaneous prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in the following volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. felt with acute intensity, even as his physical energies collapsed, the whole drama of an age of transition, oscillating between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished premonitions of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture traversed by paradoxical philosophies, he was notably sincere with others and with himself, yet lost the certainty of God even as he painfully yearned for it amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment—a mood revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the question: “Non morirò premendomi il rosario contro la bocca in grazia del Signore?”
GOZZANI, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having taken a law degree, he did not practise as a lawyer but turned instead to a literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean reading are fused into a musical idiom and singular inflections of speech. His work, comprising verse and miscellaneous prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in the following volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. felt with acute intensity, even as his physical energies collapsed, the whole drama of an age of transition, oscillating between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished premonitions of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture traversed by paradoxical philosophies, he was notably sincere with others and with himself, yet lost the certainty of God even as he painfully yearned for it amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment—a mood revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the question: “Non morirò premendomi il rosario contro la bocca in grazia del Signore?”GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born in Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practice as a lawyer, instead turning to literary life. As both poet and prose writer he succeeded in forging his own style, in which even imitations (of Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a hallmark of musicality and singular inflections of speech. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in volumes: I tre talismani (fairy tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, in the very collapse of physical energy, the drama of an age of transition, oscillating between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished presentiment of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by contemporary culture steeped in paradoxical philosophies, yet strikingly sincere toward others and himself, he lost his certainty of God, though ever painfully yearning for it amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment—as is revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the interrogative: “non morirò premettendo il rosario” against the mouth in grace of the Lord?GOZZANI, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer but instead devoted himself to a literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his imitations (of Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dante’s verse are fused into a distinctive musicality and singular inflections of language. His work, comprising verse and miscellaneous prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in the following volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. felt keenly, even as his physical energies collapsed, the drama of an age of transition, torn between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture permeated by paradoxical philosophies, he was notably sincere both towards others and towards himself, yet lost his certainty of God, though ever yearning for Him in the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling with tranquil detachment—as is revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the question: “Shall I not die clutching the rosary against my lips in the grace of the Lord?”
GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer but instead devoted himself to a literary life. As a poet and prose writer he succeeded in forging his own style, in which even imitations (of Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a hallmark of musicality and singular inflections of language. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in volumes: I tre talismani (fairy tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even in the collapse of physical energy, the drama of an age of transition, oscillating between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Disturbed by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture traversed by paradoxical philosophies, he was markedly sincere toward others and toward himself, yet lost the certainty of God, though ever painfully yearning for it amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment, as is revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the question: “non morirò premedemmi il rosario” against the mouth in grace of the Lord?GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer but instead devoted himself to a literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his imitations (of Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a distinctive musicality and singular inflections of language. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in the following volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even as his physical energies collapsed, the drama of an age of transition, torn between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the paradoxical philosophies coursing through contemporary culture, he remained sincerely truthful toward others and himself, yet lost the certainty of God even as he painfully yearned for Him, as is revealed in the Ultimi colloqui through an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment, and in the question: “non morirò premettendo il rosario” against the mouth in grace of the Lord?GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. He took a degree in law but did not practise as a lawyer, turning instead to a literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dante’s verse are fused into a distinctive musicality and singular inflections of language. His work, comprising verse and miscellaneous prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even as his physical energies collapsed, the drama of an age of transition, torn between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture permeated with paradoxical philosophies, he was markedly sincere with others and with himself, yet lost the certainty of God, though ever yearning for Him in pain, amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment—as is revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the question: “Shall I not die, having rehearsed the rosary on my lips in the grace of the Lord?”
GOZZANI, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer but turned instead to a literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a musical cadence and singular inflections of speech. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in the following volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even as his physical energies collapsed, the drama of an age of transition, torn between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture traversed by paradoxical philosophies, he was markedly sincere with others and with himself, yet lost the certainty of God, though ever yearning for Him in pain, amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment—as is revealed in I primi e gli ultimi colloqui and in the question: “Non morirò premedemmi il rosario” against the mouth in grace of the Lord?GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer but instead turned to literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging a personal style in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a distinctive musicality and singular inflections of language. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in volumes: I tre talismani (fairy-tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy-tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even as his physical energies collapsed, the drama of an age of transition, torn between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the paradoxical philosophies coursing through contemporary culture, he remained scrupulously honest with others and with himself, yet lost his certainty of God even as he painfully yearned for it, as revealed in the Ultimi colloqui and in the question: “non morirò premettendo il rosario / contro la bocca in grazia del Signore?”GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer, instead turning to a literary life. As a poet and prose writer he succeeded in forging his own style, in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a hallmark of musicality and singular inflections of speech. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in volumes: I tre talismani (fairy tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even in the collapse of his physical energies, the drama of an age of transition, oscillating between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture traversed by paradoxical philosophies, he was markedly sincere toward others and toward himself, yet lost the certainty of God, though ever painfully yearning for it amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment, as is revealed in the Ultimi colloqui and in the question: “non morirò premedemmi il rosario” against the mouth in grace of the Lord?
GOZZANO, Guido. – Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer, instead turning to a literary life. As a poet and prose writer he succeeded in forging his own style, in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a hallmark of musicality and singular inflections of speech. His work, comprising verse and prose scattered in periodicals, is collected in volumes: I tre talismani (fairy tales, 1904); La via del rifugio (lyrics, 1907); Colloqui (lyrics, 1911); L’Altare del passato (short stories, 1916); Verso la cuna del mondo (letters from India, 1917); La principessa si sposa (fairy tales, 1917); L’ultima traccia (short stories, 1919); I primi e gli ultimi colloqui (1925).
Consumed by tuberculosis (he died of it at thirty-three during the First World War), G. keenly felt, even in the collapse of his physical energies, the drama of an age of transition, oscillating between sweet nostalgia for the past and anguished foreboding of the future. Troubled by an exacerbated sensuality and mentally disoriented by the contemporary culture traversed by paradoxical philosophies, he was markedly sincere toward others and toward himself, yet lost the certainty of God, though ever painfully yearning for it amid the folds of an irony devoid of malice, smiling in tranquil detachment, as is revealed in the Ultimi colloqui and in the question: “non morirò premedemmi il rosario” against the mouth in grace of the Lord?
GOZZANO, Guido. — Poet, born at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, died there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having graduated in law, he did not practise as a lawyer, instead turning to literary life. As both poet and prose-writer he succeeded in forging his own style, in which even his borrowings (from Pascoli, D’Annunzio and Nietzsche) and echoes of Dantean readings are fused into a hallmark of musicality and