Myricae
work by Pascoli
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discussed in biography
- In Giovanni Pascoli
…work, a great success, was Myricae (1891; “Tamarisks”), a volume of short, delicate, musical lyrics inspired by nature and domestic themes and reflecting the psychological unrest of his student years. Some easing of inner turmoil is apparent in his next volume, usually considered his best, Canti di Castelvecchio (1903, definitive…
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Italian literature
- In Italian literature: The Risorgimento and after
…first timid in inspiration in Myricae (1891; “Tamarisks”), rose to fuller tones when he attempted the loftier themes of antiquity: Roman heritage and greater Italy. His original vein still found expression in Canti di Castelvecchio (1903; “Songs of Castelvecchio”) and in the classicism of Poemi conviviali (1904; “Convivial Poems”). Later…
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