An Ancient Soul in a New Body: Giovanni Pascoli's Homeric Translations

Journal article

Giovanni Pascoli's translations from the Iliad represent a significant part of his literary work as a whole. Nonetheless, they have so far received surprisingly scarce critical attention. This article attempts to fill such a lamentable lacuna, studying Pascoli's translations as important attempts at poetical reformation and a noteworthy case of collaboration between the old and the new philology and creativity in Italy, where translations rarely meant much to the progress of the national cano...

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Authors: Gardini, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: ITALIAN STUDIES
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 59-75
• Publication date: 2011-03-01
• DOI: 10.1179/007516311X12918079775622
• EISSN: 1748-6181
• ISSN: 0075-1634
• Language: English
• Keywords: imitation; rhythm; Pascoli; Iliad; metrics; translation