Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1970) Winner
Giuseppe Ungaretti
ジュゼッペ・ウンガレッティ
Giuseppe Ungaretti
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1888-02-08 （Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt）
- Died
- 1970-06-02 （Milan, Italy） age 82
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian, French
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Alexandria (birth) → Paris (residence/work) → São Paulo (university) → Rome (teaching, later life) → Milan (death)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, journalist, essayist, academic, civil servant
- Active Years
- 1912-1970
- Affiliations
- University of São Paulo (faculty), Sapienza University of Rome (faculty)
- Memberships
- National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista)
- Influenced By
- Guillaume Apollinaire, Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Stéphane Mallarmé, Giacomo Leopardi, Giovanni Pascoli, Henri Bergson (philosophy)
- Influenced
- Eugenio Montale, Salvatore Quasimodo, Alfonso Gatto, Mario Luzi, Elio Filippo Accrocca
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss School, Alexandria | — | — | — | 初等〜中等（在籍時期不詳） | Egypt |
| Collège de France (auditor) | — | — | — | 1912頃（在籍・聴講） | France |
| University of Paris (auditor) | — | — | — | 1912頃（在籍・聴講） | France |
Swiss School, Alexandria
Period:
初等〜中等（在籍時期不詳）
Country:
Egypt
Received education in French; became acquainted with Parnassianism and Symbolism.
Collège de France (auditor)
Period:
1912頃（在籍・聴講）
Country:
France
Attended lectures by Henri Bergson and others.
University of Paris (auditor)
Period:
1912頃（在籍・聴講）
Country:
France
Deepened contacts with French literature and avant-garde movements.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Neustadt International Prize for Literature | — | — | University of Oklahoma (Books Abroad / Neustadt) | 受賞 |
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1970
Organization:
University of Oklahoma (Books Abroad / Neustadt)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Il porto sepolto (The Buried Port)
1916 free verse / lyric poetryA collection written during his World War I trench experiences. Uses fragmentary and pared-down language to explore existence, death and human solidarity.
warlife and deathbrotherhoodmemory
Translations
- English translations exist (multiple)
La guerra (The War)
1919 poetry collectionA volume of poems written in French addressing war experiences and pursuing linguistic purity.
warlossexploration of language
L'allegria (The Joy)
1931 poetry collection / free verseA landmark collection expressing hope and brotherhood through short poems and fragments against the backdrop of trench experience; includes the famous short poem 'Mattina'.
hopebrotherhoodmoments of being
Translations
- English translations: The Joy (various translators/editions)
Bibliography
- Il porto sepolto (1916, 1923)
- La guerra (1919, 1947)
- Allegria di naufragi (1919)
- L'allegria (1931)
- Sentimento del tempo (1933)
- Traduzioni (1936)
- Poesie disperse (1945)
- Il dolore (1947)
- La terra promessa (1950)
- Un grido e paesaggi (1952)
- Il taccuino del vecchio (1960)
- Vita di un uomo (1969)
Adaptations
- Harry Partch set two poems to music (Eleven Intrusions, 1949–50)
- Horațiu Rădulescu set eleven poems in 'End of Kronos' (1999)
Translations of Works
- L'allegria → The Joy (English translations, multiple editions)
- La guerra → The War (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fragmentary and pared-down style influenced by Symbolism and FuturismIn later years adopted a more formal, classical-leaning style
- Recurring Motifs
- war and trench experiencedeath and lossbrotherhood and solidaritythe primacy of the poetic word
Health
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Bronchopneumonia1970年（渡米後〜帰国前）The 1970 illness worsened and ultimately contributed to his death.
Legacy
Ungaretti is a key figure in modern Italian poetry and a leading representative of Ermetismo (Hermeticism). His innovations in short, concentrated war poetry and linguistic refinement have had lasting impact on 20th-century Italian literature.
Archives
- Columbia University, Luciano Rebay collection of Giuseppe Ungaretti (Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
In Popular Culture
- Musical settings by Harry Partch and Horațiu Rădulescu
- Canonical presence in modern Italian poetry education and scholarship
Quotes
-
I illuminate (myself) with immensity
Source: Poem 'Mattina' (from L'allegria) (1917) -
It's like being in the autumn on the trees the leaves
Source: Poem 'Soldati' (1918)
Trivia
- Born in Alexandria to a family from Lucca (Tuscany).
- Discovered his poetic voice while serving in World War I trenches.
- Experienced a religious crisis in 1925 and returned to Roman Catholicism in 1928.
- Moved to Brazil in 1936 and taught at the University of São Paulo.
- His son Antonietto died in 1939 after a poorly performed appendectomy.
- Recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1970; fell ill and died the same year.