Montale Debussy And Modernism

Integrating The Study Of Both Music And Art Into An Exploration Of The Early Poetry Of Eugenio Montale (1896-1982), This Book Situates Italys Premier Poet Of The Twentieth Century Within The Modernist Movement. Gian-paolo Biasin Finds In Montales Poetry Broad Resonances, Reverberations, And Comparisons That Involve It In The European Culture Of Its Time And That Invite The Reading Of Poetry, Music, And Painting As Texts In A Cultural System. This Interdisciplinary Approach Expands Our Appreciation Of Montales Work In A Way Not Possible With Literary Analysis Alone.biasins Study First Shows The Structural Homology Between Some Of Debussys Preludes For Piano And Certain Poems In Montales Ossi Di Seppia, Emphasizing The Rhythmic Qualities Of The Compositions.