Synopses & Reviews
Locating the greatest Italian poet of the twentieth century, Eugenio Montale, firmly within European Modernism, this book examines the struggle with language that is central to his work. In its unravelling of the inexpressibility paradox, the book offers a new reading of Montale's early verse, and reveals how in articles and metapoetic comments Montale gives us insights into both his poetics and the whole process of expression.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction: The Development of the Inexpressibility Topos in European Literature
2. Eugenio Montale and the Inexpressible
3. Metaphor and Figurative Language
4. Negation
5. Silence
Appendix: Differentiating Figurative Language from 'Dead' Metaphor and Literal Language
Bibliography
Index