Raccolta di poesie di Giuseppe Giusti di Pescia : manuscript, 1845.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Giusti, Giuseppe, 1809-1850.

Language:

French

Italian

Latin

Subjects (All):

Italian poetry--19th century.

Italian poetry.

Political satire, Italian--19th century.

Political satire, Italian.

Italy--History--1815-1870.

Italy.

History.

Genre:

Satires (literary works)

Poems.

Drawings (visual works)

Manuscripts, Italian.

Manuscripts, European.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Justin Croft (Faversham, England) and Simon Beattie (Chesham, England), their joint catalog More Manuscripts (2011), no. 20.

Physical Description:

1 volume (131 leaves)

Place of Publication:

1845.

Summary:

Fair copy of a selection of Giuseppe Giusti's poems written in Italian with short passages in Latin and French and organized in 3 sections. The first is untitled and contains 4 long poems on romantic and philosophical themes; the second is dedicated to satires (Satire) against numerous individuals and customs; and the third comprises less famous works (Poesie minori). Terza rima is the prevalent meter, but poems written in free (referred to as sciolti) and blank verse, as well as odes, are also present. A strong satirical tone characterizes the entire collection, whose dominant themes are criticism of the Austrian dictatorship over Italy and condemnation of the Italian political class' morals. Quotations of Dante, Petrarch, Horace, and from the Old Testament are scattered throughout the volume. Occasionally poems are followed by small and often mocking tailpiece illustrations, in ink and some with color, related to the poem's topic (for example, a flying skeleton follows a piece that deals with the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, p.44). Included in the volume are a transcription of a letter dated August 28, 1838, written by Giusti to an unidentified friend referred to as Caro Mio Professore (My dear Professor) (p.1-4); an Avviso per la stampa a penna (Warning to the press written in pen) written in the first person, a brief description of the scope and themes of poems and detailed information about changes and revisions and their authenticy (p.5-8); and a table of contents (p.255-257). 19th-century blind stamped and gilt calf binding, upper cover with gilt initials RM, silk doublures.

OCLC:

789667515