Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
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Edition 8 (1973) Winner
Eugenio Montale
エウジェニオ・モンターレ
Eugenio Montale
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1896-10-12 （Genoa, Kingdom of Italy）
- Died
- 1981-09-12 （Milan, Italy） age 84
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Genoa → Monterosso al Mare (family villa) → Florence → Milan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor, translator, politician
- Active Years
- 1920-1981
- Affiliations
- Gabinetto Vieusseux (chairman), Corriere della Sera (contributor/music editor)
- Memberships
- Action Party (Partito d'Azione), Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party
- Influenced By
- Dante Alighieri, T. S. Eliot, Piero Gobetti, Benedetto Croce
- Influenced
- Raffaello Baldini, Tonino Guerra, Joseph Brodsky (referenced / influenced by Montale's lyric poetry)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical college (accountancy) | — | Accountancy | — | 1911-1915 | Italy |
Technical college (accountancy)
Accountancy
Period:
1911-1915
Year of Graduation:
1915
Country:
Italy
Obtained a diploma in accountancy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Nobel Prize in Literature | — | — | The Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings | — | — | Struga Poetry Evenings | 受賞 |
| 1932 | Premio del Antico Fattore | La casa dei doganieri e altre poesie | — | Premio del Antico Fattore | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Honorary degree, University of Milan | — | — | University of Milan | 授与 |
| 1967 | Honorary degree, University of Cambridge | — | — | University of Cambridge | 授与 |
| 1974 | Honorary degree, Sapienza University of Rome | — | — | Sapienza University of Rome | 授与 |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1975
Organization:
The Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings
1973
Organization:
Struga Poetry Evenings
Result:
受賞
Premio del Antico Fattore
1932
Work:
La casa dei doganieri e altre poesie
Organization:
Premio del Antico Fattore
Result:
受賞
Honorary degree, University of Milan
1961
Organization:
University of Milan
Result:
授与
Honorary degree, University of Cambridge
1967
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
授与
Honorary degree, Sapienza University of Rome
1974
Organization:
Sapienza University of Rome
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Nobel Prize in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 68 (1975) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ossi di seppia (Cuttlefish Bones)
1925 poetry 80 pagesMontale's early landmark collection portraying Ligurian coastal landscapes and solitude with terse, symbolic poems that evoke alienation and existential unease.
solitudeseanaturealienation
Translations
- French translation (Patrice Angelini, 1966)
- English translations (various)
Le occasioni (The Occasions)
1939 poetry 120 pagesA major mature collection addressing personal love, memory, and symbolic imagery to express disharmony with the modern world.
memorylovesymbolismdisharmony
Translations
- English translations (William Arrowsmith et al.)
La bufera e altro (The Storm and Other Things)
1956 poetry 100 pagesContains some of Montale's most acclaimed poems, featuring symbolic figures such as Clizia and La Volpe, exploring postwar realities and inner life.
symbolic figurespostwarredemption and impermanence
Translations
- English translation (Charles Wright: The Storm & Other Poems, 1978)
Satura
1962 poetry 90 pagesA wry, ironic late collection marked by self-reflection and a detached view of changing times.
ironyself-reflectionsocial observation
Translations
- English translations (William Arrowsmith et al.)
Xenia
1966 poetry 30 pagesA brief collection centered on poems of mourning, addressing memory and loss in concise language.
mourningmemoryloss
Bibliography
- Ossi di seppia (1925)
- La casa dei doganieri e altre poesie (1932)
- Le occasioni (1939)
- La bufera e altro (1956)
- Satura (1962)
- Xenia (1966)
- Fuori di casa (1969)
- Diario del '71 e del '72 (1973)
Translations of Works
- The Storm & Other Poems (translated by Charles Wright, 1978)
- The Occasions (translated by William Arrowsmith)
- Collected Poems (edited/translated by Jonathan Galassi, 1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, symbolic, economy of languageuse of dry metaphors and objective correlativeironic and detached observation
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and rockssolitudememoryClizia (mediating female figure)yearning for and disillusionment with salvation
Legacy
One of the leading Italian poets of the 20th century. Internationally acclaimed for his innovative symbolism and restrained language, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975. Strong influence on Italian modernist poetry.
Quotes
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“for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions.”
Source: Nobel Prize citation (1975) (1975)
Trivia
- Appointed Senator for Life in the Italian Senate in 1967.
- Had a notable relationship with Irma Brandeis (represented as 'Clizia'), which influenced his poetry (1933–1938).
- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975.