Modern Italian Poets

Jacob S.D. Blakesley is a part-time Lecturer in Italian and Translation at Durham University and a visiting research fellow in Italian at the University of Leeds.

• List of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 – A whirlwind of translation theoryChapter 2 – Eugenio Montale: translation, ri-creazioni, and il quaderno di traduzioniChapter 3 – Giorgio Caproni: translation, vibrations, and compensiChapter 4 – Giovanni Giudici: translation, constructive principles, and amor de lonhChapter 5 – Edoardo Sanguineti: translation, travestimento, and foreignizationChapter 6 – Franco Buffoni: translation, theory, and the poietic encounterBibliographyAppendix

‘This excellent book celebrates richness and versatility of a canon within a canon… Blakesley’s command of Italian and of the nuances of the language(s) and form(s) of poetry – as well as his knowledge of the history and development of the Italian literary canon – make him an insightful commentator and a trustworthy guide.’- Marco Sonzogni (Translation Studies, January 2015) ‘It is certainly a profound study in terms of literary criticism.’- Chiara Gaiardoni (Babel vol 62:02:2016) ‘Blakesley’s admirably scholarly endeavour will not only benefit the field of translation studies, but also the study of twentieth-century Italian poetry.’- Enrico Minardi (Italica: vol 93:01:2016) ‘This is a very significant scholarly achievement, one which brilliantly manages to show the intricate patterns on the other side of the literary carpet.’- Nicola Gardini (Modern Language Review vol 112:01:2017)