Distributed for Oberlin College Press
Orphic Songs
This vivid presentation of Campana demonstrates why Italian readers have cherished his poems since the first appearance of Canti Orfici in 1914. Charles Wright’s translation, Jonathan Galassi’s introduction, and, as afterword, Montale’s thoughtful essay on Campana, identify the heart of this poet’s achievement.
Table of Contents
Introduction: A Hymn of Non-attainment • The Night • Chimera • Autumn Garden • Song of Darkness • La Verna • Images from the Journey and the Mountain • Voyage to Montevideo • Florence • Faenza • Scirocco • Piazza Sarzano • Genoa • Toscanità • Genoa Woman • Furious • In the Mountains • On the Poetry of Campana: Eugenio Montale