Quali temi emergono dalle raccolte di Quasimodo?
Quali temi emergono dalle raccolte di Quasimodo?
La raccolta di Quasimodo è incentrata sul tema della Sicilia, terra natale dell'autore che la lasciò già nel 1919: l'isola diviene l'emblema di una felicità perduta cui si contrappone l'asprezza della condizione presente, dell'esilio in cui il poeta è costretto a vivere (così in una delle liriche più celebri del libro, ...
Who was Salvatore Quasimodo?
- Salvatore Quasimodo(1901-1968) was born of Sicilian parents in Modica, near Syracuse. Desiring to become an engineer, he attended technical schools in Palermo and later enrolled at the Politecnico in Rome. In addition, he studied Latin and Greek at the University there.
What did Quasimodo do for a living?
- In 1917 Quasimodo founded the short-lived Nuovo giornale letterario ("New Literary Journal"), in which he published his first poems. In 1919 he moved to Rome to finish his engineering studies, but poor economic conditions forced him to find a work as a technical draughtsman.
What did Quasimodo win the Nobel Prize for?
- In 1959, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century. Quasimodo was born in Modica, Sicily, to Gaetano Quasimodo and Clotilde Ragusa.
Where did Quasimodo live in Sicily?
- Quasimodo was born in Modica, Sicily, to Gaetano Quasimodo and Clotilde Ragusa. He spent his childhood in Roccalumera. In 1908 his family moved to Messina, as his father had been sent there to help the local population struck by a devastating earthquake.
