Umberto Piersanti
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Umberto Piersanti is an Italian
poet
, prose writer, professor of sociology of the literature at the University of Urbino
, in Italy, and editor of the literary revue Pelagos.
He was born in Urbino
. During his writing career, Piersanti published many poetry books, some novels and essays.
He made his debut in 1967 with the collection of poems La breve stagione; the melancholy preponderated in his juvenile poems, with Apennine nature, transformed into a mythical and classic place.
In Nascere nel '40 (1981) e Passaggio di sequenza (1986), Piersanti examined the historical and politic contest between 1960-1980.
He was a nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, prose writer, professor of sociology of the literature at the University of Urbino
University of Urbino
The University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" is an Italian university located in Urbino, a walled hill-town in the region of Marche, located in the north-eastern part of central Italy. The university was founded in 1506, and currently has about 20,000 students, many of whom are from overseas...
, in Italy, and editor of the literary revue Pelagos.
He was born in Urbino
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
. During his writing career, Piersanti published many poetry books, some novels and essays.
He made his debut in 1967 with the collection of poems La breve stagione; the melancholy preponderated in his juvenile poems, with Apennine nature, transformed into a mythical and classic place.
In Nascere nel '40 (1981) e Passaggio di sequenza (1986), Piersanti examined the historical and politic contest between 1960-1980.
He was a nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.
Poetry
- La breve stagione (1967)
- Il tempo differente (1974)
- L'urlo della mente (1977)
- Nascere nel '40 (1981),
- Passaggio di sequenza (1986)
- I luoghi persi (1994)
- Nel tempo che precede (2002)
- L'albero delle nebbie (2008)
Anthologies
- Per tempi e luoghi (1999)
- El tiempo diferente (1999)
- Selected poems (2002)
Novels
- L'uomo delle Cesane (1994)
- L'estate dell'altro millennio (2001)
- Olimpo (2006)
Essays
- L'ambigua presenza (1980)
- Sul limite d'ombra (1989)
- Il pensiero, il corpo (1986)
- Il canto magnanimo (2005)
Filmography
- L'età breve (1969–70)
- Tre film-poemi (Sulle Cesane, 1982, Un'altra estate e Ritorno d'autunno, 1988)
- Un poeta e la sua terra (DVD on Umberto Piersanti, directed by Massimiliano Napoli, Librialice.it )