Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 19 (1955) Winner
Alfonso Gatto
アルフォンソ・ガット
Alfonso Gatto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-07-17 （Salerno）
- Died
- 1976-03-08 （Orbetello） age 66
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Salerno → Milan → Bologna → Florence
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Art critic, Painter, Editor of literary journals
- Active Years
- 1932-1976
- Affiliations
- Campo di Marte
- Influenced By
- Giuseppe Ungaretti, Umberto Saba
- Influenced
- Mario Luzi, Vittorio Sereni
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salerno Classic Lyceum | — | Classics | — | — | Italy |
Salerno Classic Lyceum
Classics
Country:
Italy
Discovered passion for poetry and literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Bagutta Prize | — | — | Bagutta Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Viareggio Prize | La storia delle vittime | — | Viareggio Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Bagutta Prize
1955
Organization:
Bagutta Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Viareggio Prize
1966
Work:
La storia delle vittime
Organization:
Viareggio Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 37 (1966) Winner
Works
Major Works
Isola
1932 PoetryDebut poetry collection marking the start of hermetic poetry, seeking natural absoluteness.
LoveNatureAbsence
La spiaggia dei poveri
1944 PoetryPoetry reflecting wartime emotions and resistance.
WarResistanceLove of Life
Il capo sulla neve
1947 PoetryPoems commemorating martyrs of the Resistance.
Resistance MovementMartyrsMeditation
Poesie d'amore
1973 PoetryExplores the motif of love in various ways.
LoveEmotion
Bibliography
- Isola (1932)
- Morto ai paesi (1937)
- Poesie (1939)
- L'allodola (1943)
- La spiaggia dei poveri (1944)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hermetic poetryRarefied and timeless languageAllusive and melodic
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveNatureAbsence and emptinessEmotional conflict
Legacy
One of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century alongside Ungaretti, major exponent of hermetic poetry, known for themes of love and resistance.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared in films by Pasolini
Quotes
-
To Alfonso Gatto / for whom life and poems / were a single testimony / of love
Source: Epitaph (by Montale) (1976) -
Everything calms in memory and becomes the sweetest confine of the earth, a distant dome of celebration
Source: Oblio
Trivia
- Eloped with Jole, daughter of his math teacher
- Imprisoned for anti-fascist activism
- Former communist who became dissident
- Appeared in films including Pasolini's