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Giuseppe Ungaretti

Born in February 10, 1888 / Died in June 2, 1970 / Italy / Italian

Giuseppe Ungaretti poet from Italy was born on February 10, 1888, had 82 years and died on June 2, 1970. Poems were written mainly in Italian language. Dominant movement is modernism, realism.

Biography

Giuseppe Ungaretti (10 February 1888 – 2 June 1970) was an Italian modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic and academic. A leading representative of the experimental trend known as Ermetismo ("Hermeticism"), he was one of the most prominent contributors to 20th century Italian literature. Influenced by symbolism, he was briefly aligned with futurism. Like many futurists, he took an irredentist position during World War I. Ungaretti debuted as a poet while fighting in the trenches, publishing one of his best-known pieces, L'allegria ("The Joy").. Italian modernist poet journalist essayist critic academic; 1970 Neustadt International Prize for Literature