The Selected Poetry and Prose of Andrea Zanzotto - Paperback

by Andrea Zanzotto (Author)

Andrea Zanzotto is widely considered Italy's most influential living poet. The first comprehensive collection in thirty years to translate this master European poet for an English-speaking audience, The Selected Poetry and Prose of Andrea Zanzotto includes the very best poems from fourteen of his major books of verse and a selection of thirteen essays that helps illuminate themes in his poetry as well as elucidate key theoretical underpinnings of his thought. Assembled with the collaboration of Zanzotto himself and featuring a critical introduction, thorough annotations, and a generous selection of photographs and art, this volume brings an Italian master to vivid life for American readers.

"Now, in [this book], American readers can get a just sense of [Zanzotto's] true range and extraordinary originality."-Eric Ormsby, New York Sun

"What I love here is the sense of a voice directly speaking. Throughout these translations, indeed from early to late, the great achievement seems to be the way they achieve a sense of urgent address."-Eamon Grennan, American Poet

Author Biography

Patrick Barron is assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Award, the Rome Prize, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the translation of the poetry of Andrea Zanzotto.