Introduction -- Desire in the Italian fin de siècle: between evolutionism and aestheticism -- Action or contemplation: The role of the artist in fin de siècle Italy -- Giovanni Pascoli's Divine comedy: a poem of desire -- The male hero and the evolution of desire in D'Annunzio's novels -- Giovanni Pascolis Poemi conviviali and the shipwreck of desire -- The centaur of modernity of the Body without desire -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book focuses on the notion of desire in the Italian fin de siècle. It narrates how this notion informs the works of two of Italy's most prominent authors in the fin de siècle, Giovanni Pascoli and Gabriele D'Annunzio"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies
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