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The expression of the inexpressible in Eugenio Montale's poetry : (Record no. 632702)
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| fixed length control field | 260926s2002 xxk 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199248988 |
| ISBN | 0199248982 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 851.912 |
| Item number | BRO |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Brook, Clodagh J. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The expression of the inexpressible in Eugenio Montale's poetry : |
| Sub Title | metaphor, negation, and silence / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Clodagh J. Brook |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 196 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "'It is impossible to say just what I mean!' Prufrock's frustration in Eliot's celebrated poem underlines the pessimistic view of language at the heart of much Modernist poetry. Locating the greatest Italian poet of the twentieth century, Eugenio Montale, firmly within European Modernism, this book examines the struggle with language that is central to his work. What can a poet do when words fail him? Does he put down his pen, retreat into silence? Does he seek instead to push language towards its limits, and, if so, what tools can he employ? What part does metaphor, the via negativa, allusive or understated writing have in this process? These are just some of the issues that Clodagh J. Brook seeks to address. In its unravelling of the inexpressibility paradox, her book offers a new reading of Montale's early verse, and reveals how in articles and metapoetic comments Montale gives us ins |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Montale, Eugenio, 1896- -- Criticism and interpretation. |
| Topical Term | Metaphor in literature. |
| Topical Term | Negation (Logic) in literature. |
| Topical Term | Silence in literature. |
| Topical Term | Criticism and interpretation |
| Topical Term | Metaphor in literature |
| Topical Term | Negation (Logic) in literature |
| Topical Term | Silence in literature |
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| -- | Oxford [U.K.] : |
| -- | Oxford University Press, |
| -- | 2002 |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 26.09.2026 | 851.912 BRO | 187785 | 26.09.2026 | Books |