Giuseppe Ungaretti
Giuseppe Ungaretti (; 8 February 1888 – 2 June 1970) was an Italian
modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic, and recipient of the inaugural 1970
Neustadt International Prize for Literature. A leading representative of the
experimental trend known as ("
Hermeticism"), he was one of the most prominent contributors to 20th century
Italian literature. Influenced by
symbolism, he was briefly aligned with
futurism. Like many futurists, he took an
irredentist position during World War I. Ungaretti debuted as a poet while fighting in the
trenches, publishing one of his best-known pieces, ("The Joy").
During the
interwar period, Ungaretti worked as a journalist with
Benito Mussolini (whom he met during his
socialist accession), as well as a foreign-based correspondent for and . While briefly associated with the
Dadaists, he developed Hermeticism as a personal take on poetry. After spending several years in Brazil, he returned home during World War II, and was assigned a teaching post at the
University of Rome, where he spent the final decades of his life and career.
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