Notturno
by D'Annunzio (Gabriele), translated and annotated by Stephen D'Annunzio
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0300155425
- ISBN 13
- 9780300155426
- Seller
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Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Yale University Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Black cloth with dustwrapper, an almost "as new" copy - The first complete English translation of D'Annunzio's haunting book-length prose poem Composed during a period of extended bed rest, Gabriele D'Annunzio's Notturno is a moving prose poem in which imagination, experience, and remembrance intertwine. The somber atmosphere of the poem reflects the circumstances of its creation. With his vision threatened and his eyes completely bandaged, D'Annunzio suffered months of near-total blindness and pain-wracked infirmity in 1921, and yet he managed to write on small strips of paper, each wide enough for a single line. When the poet eventually regained his sight, he put together these strips to create the lyrical and innovative Notturno. In Notturno D'Annunzio forges an original prose that merges aspects of formal poetry and autobiographical narrative. He fuses the darkness and penumbra of the present with the immediate past, haunted by war memories, death, and mourning, and also with the more distant past, revolving mainly around his mother and childhood. In this remarkable translation of the work, Stephen Sartarelli preserves the antiquated style of D'Annunzio's poetic prose and the tension of his rich and difficult harmonies, bringing to contemporary readers the full texture and complexity of a creation forged out of darkness. Editorial Reviews Size: Small Octavo. 344 pages. Category: Poetry; Poetry; European; General; ISBN: 0300155425. ISBN/EAN: 9780300155426. Dewey Code: 851.8. . 9780300155426
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- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91226
- Title
- Notturno
- Author
- D'Annunzio (Gabriele), translated and annotated by Stephen D'Annunzio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0300155425
- ISBN 13
- 9780300155426
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Poetry Books, Poetry By Individual Poets Poetry; Poetry; European; General; ISBN: 0300155425 EAN: 9780300155426 D'Annunzio (Gabriele), translated and annotated by Stephen D'Annunzio Notturno
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About the Seller
The Petersfield Bookshop
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Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
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