... rich, wide-ranging book explores Italy's national film style by relating it clos... more ... rich, wide-ranging book explores Italy's national film style by relating it closely to politics and to ... As she presents the whole history of Italian cinema from the standpoint of a dialectic between ... The "body in the mirror" is the national self-image on the screen, which changes shape ...
Page 1. From Babel to Pentecost: The Poetry of Andrea Zanzotto By JOHN P. WELLE The particular ch... more Page 1. From Babel to Pentecost: The Poetry of Andrea Zanzotto By JOHN P. WELLE The particular character of the Italian language, for centuries the focal point of tension between a national literary language and the spoken ...
Page 1. ANDREA ZANZOTTO Peasants Wake Fellini's C..'.&a... more Page 1. ANDREA ZANZOTTO Peasants Wake Fellini's C..'.' Edited and Translated by John P.Welle and Ruth Feldman Federico Fellini and Augusto Murer Page 2. Page 3. Peasants Wake for Fellini's Casanova and Other Poems Page 4. Page 5. Page 6. Page 7. ...
... rich, wide-ranging book explores Italy's national film style by relating it clos... more ... rich, wide-ranging book explores Italy's national film style by relating it closely to politics and to ... As she presents the whole history of Italian cinema from the standpoint of a dialectic between ... The "body in the mirror" is the national self-image on the screen, which changes shape ...
Page 1. From Babel to Pentecost: The Poetry of Andrea Zanzotto By JOHN P. WELLE The particular ch... more Page 1. From Babel to Pentecost: The Poetry of Andrea Zanzotto By JOHN P. WELLE The particular character of the Italian language, for centuries the focal point of tension between a national literary language and the spoken ...
Page 1. ANDREA ZANZOTTO Peasants Wake Fellini's C..'.&a... more Page 1. ANDREA ZANZOTTO Peasants Wake Fellini's C..'.' Edited and Translated by John P.Welle and Ruth Feldman Federico Fellini and Augusto Murer Page 2. Page 3. Peasants Wake for Fellini's Casanova and Other Poems Page 4. Page 5. Page 6. Page 7. ...
Andrea Zanzotto’s poetry (1921, Pieve di Soligo – 2011, Conegliano) stands out both in Italy and ... more Andrea Zanzotto’s poetry (1921, Pieve di Soligo – 2011, Conegliano) stands out both in Italy and internationally for its intellectual rigour and stylistic inventiveness. According to Zanzotto, poetry is a very peculiar alphabet whereby poets can question the world well beyond the limits of writing.
While celebrating the centenary of the poet’s birth, this two-day conference (18th- 19th November 2021) seeks to elicit discussion on the multi-faceted importance of Zanzotto’s writing and thought, and on the numerous strands of its legacy, both within and beyond the intellectual European canon.
Not only is Conglomerati the title of his last published collection, but it also represents a central and recurring metaphor in his work. In geological terminology, ‘conglomerate’ refers to composed fragments of pre-existing rocks that have cemented together. For Zanzotto, it designates a mixture of various elements clustered in one single linguistic entity without making a coherent whole. Such elements derive from various disciplines, languages, and traditions. Each element remains individual while also gaining a new metaphorical significance within the all-encompassing structure. The ensuing spectrum of gnoseological options is encyclopaedic, bringing forward a never-ending idea of modernity.
Zanzotto's vast production reveals a unique connection with the present. According to his interpretation, poetry is not only a linguistic medium but must also be read as an ‘event’. On the one hand, this characteristic of Andrea Zanzotto's poetic thought has a deep connection with the past and the roots of modern thought; on the other hand, it provides an instrument for exploring the future, propelling the reader to investigate seemingly unpoetic fields, such as ecology, psychology, and sociology. Poetry, in this sense, is able to live anchored with solid roots in the past while it also aspires to act as an instrument apt for the investigation of the future.
Therefore, this conference offers an unprecedented chance not only to re-assess one of the most interesting voices of Italian literature, but also to re-think the role of poetry within the present times. In addition to scholars from within Italian Studies, Conglomerati, in this sense, welcomes a broader participation from different subjects and fields of inquiry.
WEAVING MEDIA IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN POETRY
A Seminar Series at the Department ... more WEAVING MEDIA IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN POETRY
A Seminar Series at the Department of Italian, Trinity College Dublin
In Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Italy Network
Co-ordinated by Dr Adele Bardazzi
Wednesday 16 February 2022, 6.30pm
Zanzotto, Fellini, Intermediality: A Dialogue with Professor John P. Welle (Notre Dame University) and Professor Federico Pacchioni (Chapman University)
Respondent: Dr Adele Bardazzi (Trinity College Dublin)
About the event:
Intermediality becomes one of the dominant strains in Italian poetry from the 1960s onward. Andrea Zanzotto’s contributions to this trend are paramount. An analysis of the presence of other forms of art and media in his verse, which is the definition of “intermediality,” sheds new light on this tendency in general, and on his work in particular.
For his part, Federico Fellini, who was dubbed “il magico Federico,” by Zanzotto, has created a distinctive body of films that are characterized by his collaborations with writers and poets, including his longtime friend, Andrea Zanzotto.
Within this framework, John P. Welle and Federico Pacchioni will discuss intermediality as it pertains to these two magisterial figures in modern Italian culture. Specific references to Fellini’s cinema in Zanzotto’s poetry and the incorporation of the latter’s verses and songs in the director’s films will be highlighted.
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About the Seminar Series
This series of research seminars at the Department of Italian at Trinity College Dublin is dedicated to modern and contemporary Italian poetry and is in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Italy Network .
Poetry’s engagement with other media is far from being a recent phenomenon. Yet, as this seminar series seeks to highlight, Italian poetry seems to be a particularly reactive literary scene in which from the 20th-century onwards poets have increasingly engaged with a wide range of media in such a way as to further extend the experiments of avant-garde movements. From this viewpoint, this seminar series will not be limited to the works of poets belonging to avant-garde movements such as Futurism or cases of visual and concrete poetry, and will include investigations of some of the most interesting examples of intermediality in modern and contemporary Italian poetry. In addition, attention will be given to defining possible theoretical frameworks and methodologies that can be helpful in approaching intermedial poetic works and, most importantly, what do we mean by ‘intermedial poetics’.
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While celebrating the centenary of the poet’s birth, this two-day conference (18th- 19th November 2021) seeks to elicit discussion on the multi-faceted importance of Zanzotto’s writing and thought, and on the numerous strands of its legacy, both within and beyond the intellectual European canon.
Not only is Conglomerati the title of his last published collection, but it also represents a central and recurring metaphor in his work. In geological terminology, ‘conglomerate’ refers to composed fragments of pre-existing rocks that have cemented together. For Zanzotto, it designates a mixture of various elements clustered in one single linguistic entity without making a coherent whole. Such elements derive from various disciplines, languages, and traditions. Each element remains individual while also gaining a new metaphorical significance within the all-encompassing structure. The ensuing spectrum of gnoseological options is encyclopaedic, bringing forward a never-ending idea of modernity.
Zanzotto's vast production reveals a unique connection with the present. According to his interpretation, poetry is not only a linguistic medium but must also be read as an ‘event’. On the one hand, this characteristic of Andrea Zanzotto's poetic thought has a deep connection with the past and the roots of modern thought; on the other hand, it provides an instrument for exploring the future, propelling the reader to investigate seemingly unpoetic fields, such as ecology, psychology, and sociology. Poetry, in this sense, is able to live anchored with solid roots in the past while it also aspires to act as an instrument apt for the investigation of the future.
Therefore, this conference offers an unprecedented chance not only to re-assess one of the most interesting voices of Italian literature, but also to re-think the role of poetry within the present times. In addition to scholars from within Italian Studies, Conglomerati, in this sense, welcomes a broader participation from different subjects and fields of inquiry.
A Seminar Series at the Department of Italian, Trinity College Dublin
In Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Italy Network
Co-ordinated by Dr Adele Bardazzi
Wednesday 16 February 2022, 6.30pm
Zanzotto, Fellini, Intermediality: A Dialogue with Professor John P. Welle (Notre Dame University) and Professor Federico Pacchioni (Chapman University)
Respondent: Dr Adele Bardazzi (Trinity College Dublin)
About the event:
Intermediality becomes one of the dominant strains in Italian poetry from the 1960s onward. Andrea Zanzotto’s contributions to this trend are paramount. An analysis of the presence of other forms of art and media in his verse, which is the definition of “intermediality,” sheds new light on this tendency in general, and on his work in particular.
For his part, Federico Fellini, who was dubbed “il magico Federico,” by Zanzotto, has created a distinctive body of films that are characterized by his collaborations with writers and poets, including his longtime friend, Andrea Zanzotto.
Within this framework, John P. Welle and Federico Pacchioni will discuss intermediality as it pertains to these two magisterial figures in modern Italian culture. Specific references to Fellini’s cinema in Zanzotto’s poetry and the incorporation of the latter’s verses and songs in the director’s films will be highlighted.
**
About the Seminar Series
This series of research seminars at the Department of Italian at Trinity College Dublin is dedicated to modern and contemporary Italian poetry and is in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Italy Network .
Poetry’s engagement with other media is far from being a recent phenomenon. Yet, as this seminar series seeks to highlight, Italian poetry seems to be a particularly reactive literary scene in which from the 20th-century onwards poets have increasingly engaged with a wide range of media in such a way as to further extend the experiments of avant-garde movements. From this viewpoint, this seminar series will not be limited to the works of poets belonging to avant-garde movements such as Futurism or cases of visual and concrete poetry, and will include investigations of some of the most interesting examples of intermediality in modern and contemporary Italian poetry. In addition, attention will be given to defining possible theoretical frameworks and methodologies that can be helpful in approaching intermedial poetic works and, most importantly, what do we mean by ‘intermedial poetics’.