← Giuseppe UngarettiL'Allegriaby Giuseppe UngarettiModernist verse of fragmented joy amid war and sufferingFind on Amazon↗About the authorGiuseppe UngarettiItalian 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.More by Giuseppe UngarettiSentimento 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→