Giuseppe Ungaretti
Italian modernist poet whose L'Allegria, written during World War I, stripped Italian verse to its barest essentials. His later collections Sentimento del Tempo and Il Dolore show a more expansive lyricism.
Works
- L'AllegriaModernist verse of fragmented joy amid war and suffering
- Sentimento del TempoPoetry exploring temporal consciousness and emotional duration
- Il DoloreCycle of poems mourning loved ones and confronting grief
- La Terra PromessaEpic poem of spiritual journey and promised salvation
- Il Taccuino del VecchioLate poems of an aging poet reflecting on life's meaning