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By the second winter in Rome I had evolved | By the second winter in Rome I had evolved | ||
into an implacable anti-facist. The more so, perhaps | into an implacable anti-facist. The more so, perhaps | ||
because I had come to know Umberto Barbaro | because I had come to know Umberto Barbaro | ||
and with him, something of the young intellectuals | and with him, something of the young intellectuals | ||
in the orbit of Marinetti and his | in the orbit of Marinetti and his Teatrs degli Indipendenti. | ||
"Come with me to spot where we | "Come with me to a spot where we | ||
all meet for a glass of wine after the performance. | all meet for a glass of wine after the performance. | ||
Anyone can ask for the floor and hold a talk. | Anyone can ask for the floor and hold a talk. | ||
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first read the poems of Leopardi and it was in | first read the poems of Leopardi and it was in | ||
the frame of his thoughtful scholarship that I | the frame of his thoughtful scholarship that I | ||
came to appreciate the significance of D' | came to appreciate the significance of D'Annunzio | ||
and Verga in the inspiration of a modern literary | and Verga in the inspiration of a modern literary | ||
movement in Italy and the importance | movement in Italy and the importance | ||
of such personalities as | of such personalities as Italo [[Sueoo?]] and Giovanni | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 16 July 2021
ti voglio bene!" // By the second winter in Rome I had evolved into an implacable anti-facist. The more so, perhaps because I had come to know Umberto Barbaro and with him, something of the young intellectuals in the orbit of Marinetti and his Teatrs degli Indipendenti. "Come with me to a spot where we all meet for a glass of wine after the performance. Anyone can ask for the floor and hold a talk. I'd be so pleased if you should feel like doing so." Barbaro used to spend an hour or so with us, several days a week, and we read and discussed the major Italian poets and prose writers of the nineteenth century. It was with Barbaro that I first read the poems of Leopardi and it was in the frame of his thoughtful scholarship that I came to appreciate the significance of D'Annunzio and Verga in the inspiration of a modern literary movement in Italy and the importance of such personalities as Italo Sueoo? and Giovanni